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Seed Banking Australia

Issue date: 8 October 2019

Seed Banking Australia

Overview

Australia’s wild and cultivated plant species are essential to human existence, providing oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and more. Threats to plant species come from climate change, salinity, over-exploitation, invasive weeds, pests and disease, and the fragmentation of natural landscapes.

Seed banking is an essential insurance policy against species extinction and a source of quality seed for aiding species recovery and restoration of depleted plant communities and habitats, as well as for scientific research.

Australia’s several state and territory seed banks collaborate as part of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership . They have conserved seed of more than half of Australia’s native flora species, including nearly 50 per cent of those recognised as at risk under state, territory and commonwealth threatened species legislation. As well as collecting and storing seeds, the seed banks undertake important research.

The stamps feature the seeds of three native species, which together represent regional, type and habitat diversity.

The stamp designs are by Sonia Young of the Australia Post Design Studio. The background element and the typographic style used in the stamps suggest banknote design, helping to visually communicate the concepts of “value”, “currency” and “banking”.

Technical specifications

Issue date: 8-October-2019
Issue withdrawal date: 30-April-2020
Denomination: 3 x $1
Stamp design: Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Product design: Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Paper: gummed: Tullis Russell
Paper: self-adhesive: Securepost MC90
Printer: RA Printing
Printing process: Offset lithography
Stamp size (mm): 26 x 37.5
Perforations: 14.6 x 13.86
Sheet layout: Module of 50
FDI Postmark: Botany, NSW 2019
FDI withdrawal date: 6-November-2019

Stamps in this issue

$1 - Rytidosperma clelandii

This rare, highly localised perennial grass is found in the wetter parts of South Australia’s Mt Lofty region and mainly the Adelaide Hills area. The grass seed is purple with three distinct rows of hairs and a twisted, coppery bristle.

The seed photograph in this stamp design is courtesy of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium – Government of South Australia.

$1 - Epacris petrophila

The common name of this near-threatened alpine shrub is Snow Health, which is apt given that it occurs in high-altitude areas of the Australian Alps and Tasmania.

The seed of this species is oval and marked with a net-like surface structure. At 1/50th of a gram and only half a millimetre long, the physical traits of Epacris petrophila seed are visible only under a microscope.

The seed photograph in this stamp design is courtesy of the National Seed Bank, Australian National Botanic Gardens.

$1 - Petrophile latericola

This endangered shrub occurs naturally only in areas south-east of Busselton, Western Australia.

The species produces a radiating fruit that on maturity releases individual capsules with hard seed coats, which provide protection until conditions are suitable for germination. A multitude of fine hairs assists the seed to disperse over short distances.

The seed photograph in this stamp design is courtesy of the Western Australian Seed Centre, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia.

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Set of Seed Banking Australia stamps

This set of stamps contains all three stamps from the Seed Banking Australia stamp issue.

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Booklet of 10 x $1 Rytidosperma clelandii stamps

This booklet contains 10 x $1 self-adhesive Rytidosperma clelandii stamps from the Seed Banking Australia stamp issue.

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Seed Banking Australia stamp pack

The Seed Banking Australia stamp pack contains all three stamps from the stamp issue presented in high quality folder.

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Seed Banking Australia maxicard set

This maxicard set contains the three maxicards from the Seed Banking Australia stamp issue.

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Additional products:

Booklet of 10 x $1 Epacris petrophila stamps
Booklet of 10 x $1 Petrophile latericola stamps
Gutter strip 10 x $1 Epacris petrophila stamps
Gutter strip 10 x $1 Petrophile latericola stamps
Gutter strip 10 x $1 Rytidosperma clelandii stamps
Seed Banking Australia booklet collection
Pictorial envelope for the Seed Banking Australia stamp issue
Chequebook of 20 x 10 x $1 Epacris petrophila stamps
Chequebook of 20 x 10 x $1 Petrophile latericola stamps
Chequebook of 20 x 10 x $1 Rytidosperma clelandii stamps
First day Seed Banking Australia gummed stamp cover

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