Overview

These 20th century advertisements recall a bygone era of both poster design and Australian manufacturing.

Designer

Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio.

Products released in this issue   

  • Stamps 5 x 70c
  • Minisheet
  • Covers (blank pictorial, minisheet, self-adhesive and gummed)
  • Stamp pack
  • Special sheetlet pack
  • Maxicards
  • Roll of 100
  • Collector pack
  • Strip of five
  • Gutter strip with design

Technical specifications

Issue date
19 August 2014
Issue withdrawal date
28 February 2015
Denominations
5 x 70c (se-tenant)
Stamp design
Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Product design
Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Paper - gummed
Tullis Russell
Printer - gummed
McKellar Renown
Paper self-adhesive
B90
Printer self-adhesive
McKellar Renown
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp size
26mm x 37.5mm
Minisheet size
170mm x 80mm
Perforations
14.60 x 13.86
Sheet layout
Module of 50, Printed gutter with design
FDI postmark
Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
FDI withdrawal date
17 September 2014

Stamps in this issue

70c Philip Island

The engaging Little Penguin promoting the attractions of Phillip Island in Victoria was illustrated by J. Miller Marshall in the 1930s. It was one of many commissioned by Victorian Railways from the best commercial artists of the day.

70c Harper’s Empire Self-Raising Flour

Harper’s Empire flour, made by Robert Harper & Co., was a popular household brand throughout the country in the 1920s and 1930s, with factories in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Fremantle.

70c Fly TAA the Friendly Way

Perhaps the most famous of all Australian posters, this striking c. 1954 Trans Australian Airways (TAA) advertisement featured model Nola Ray.

70c Jacko Shoe Shine

The kookaburra, commonly called the jackass, was the emblem of the Melbourne-based Jacko Polish Company, for which artist James Northfield designed this poster in the 1930s.

70c Swallow & Ariell’s Teddy Bear

The label from Port Melbourne manufacturer Swallow & Ariell was made in the 1940s for the front of a grocer’s dispensing tin containing teddy bear biscuits.


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