Overview

The Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet series of stamps takes a light-hearted look at Australia through our cultural icons, inventions, places, characters, flora, and fauna and more. It explores our unique brand of “Aussie” humour and showcases our ability to laugh at ourselves.

Each letter of the alphabet has its own stamp that is filled with elements starting with that letter. The idea is to identify as many as possible and string together a good old Aussie yarn.

Designer

Part three of this stamp series sees illustrator Gavin Ryan produce some cracking illustrations for five letters of the alphabet: B, G, J, K and U.

Products released in this issue

  • First day cover (blank, gummed, self-adhesive)
  • Stamp pack
  • Maxicards
  • Self-adhesive booklet of 10
  • Booklet collection
  • Self-adhesive roll of 100
  • Postal numismatic cover (letter “K”)

Technical specifications

Issue date
3 March 2015
Issue withdrawal date
30 September 2015
Denominations
4 x 70c se-tenant
Stamp design
John White, Australia Post Design Studio
Product design
John White, Australia Post Design Studio
Printer
McKellar Renown
Paper - gummed
Tullis Russell
Paper - self-adhesive
C100
Paper - rolls
B90
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp size
26mm x 37.5mm
Perforations
14.60 x 13.86
Sheet layout
Module of 50
FDI postmark
Victor Harbour, SA 5211
FDI withdrawal date
1 April 2015

Stamps in this issue

$1 B is for …

Budgie-smugglers, blowflies, barramundi, billy and ….

$1 G is for …

Galah, gumboots, gecko, gasket and …

$1 J is for …

Jillaroo, jam, jumbuck and …

$1 K is for …

Koala, kangaroo suit, kelpie and …

$1 U is for …

Ulysses butterfly, uggs, umpire and …


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