The Stamps Of Australia : On Steiner Pages.

Crikey! You climbed that mountain, you must be fit, I'm reasonably fit, but my acrophobia will be a bit of a problem.

Rob

Hi Rob,
I suffer from that too.
The basic climb traverses the face, well under the tree line, so it's all good,
No "rock climbing" per se, needed, just a path, basic, with stepped rocks / boulders.
Fabulous for toning the quadriceps
I slept 12 hours after that...still hobbling about like a drunkard.

Hi Rod

Nice exercise I must admit.

Rod

I have waited 7 years or more for this item, at a price I could afford.

Unlisted Scott
Would be Sc#508h half sheet of 25, 1971 Christmas. (With autotron bars)

Unsure if Wiggins Teape Paper, or KP5D paper.

CV: 1980 $300

The "Green Cross" sheet.

Serendipity.

Bought an Hagner page from the US $5.42+ship.
Australian mint Sc# 179-213
I expected mint /hinged.

All mint unhinged, and along came Sc#183 pristine (CV $40)



The difference between Sc#170 and #183
(The eyebrow differs, but being a GIF, I had to settle for this small image)
Check the length of the epaulette.......
and the lips of His Majesty.

Welcome home, George.

From 1964 to 1971 stamp papers were produced to reflect the quality of the reproduction and the Post Office requirements relating to the facer cancelling machines. Technical printing problems relating to the clarity of the finished print had to be solved when phosphorescence was introduced into the paper in 1964.

Experiments and trials conducted by Samuel Jones at their Keon Park, Victoria factory resulted in the acceptance of KP5D (Keon Park Fifth Trial Making, Sample D) designated paper being introduced during the Christmas 1971 issue.

The gum used was more or less yellowish "gum arabic". The overall appearance of the paper is however white compared to the original cream Wiggins Teape paper in use at this time.

When "gum arabic" became scarce and too expensive, in 1973 trials of a new gum, Polyvinyl Alcohol, were made and this gum was subsequently applied to the base paper. This paper is termed KP6T (Keon Park Sixth Trial Making, T for tropical). It proved difficult to identify the sides of the unprinted sheets so a pink tint was added to the gum and trialled.

This however proved to be unsatisfactory due to the tint affecting the colour matching. A blue lint however proved satisfactory. The KP6T paper was initially for the sheet fed printing presses and subsequently for the Chambon roll fed presses.

KP5D was used for the Chambon Press printings until the KP6T paper became available in rolls. This arrangement lasted until the Post Office began contracting stamp printing to private companies.

Thank you.
Will put your post in my album, very informative.




Since 1977, 24 differing firms printing Australian Stamps
GSM August 2006
Author : Richard Breckon

Sc#659 1977 18c

The 1977 Silver Jubilee commemoratives, were the first Australian Stamps to be printed by a private company (Norman J Field) this step being taken in extraordinary circumstances following the abandonment of the printing job, by the Australian Government printer.

Updated Page
New MUH added and Page completed. Some duplication.

1948
Steiner Page 17.

Cinderella Stamp Club of Australia
with
Revenue and Railway Study Group

PO. Box 889
Chatswood, NSW 2057

Memberships: email me for secretary's email.

Seek any information on an unknown Label.

M / Kangaroo C&E Club (Postmarks indicate 1935)

Noted on Romanian cover "Cursa" Pmk (Appreciate any ideas what Cursa relates to in Romanian Philately : What type of service?)
Bottom of Bridge type CDS.

Noted on Ethiopian Cover to Bombay India

Any assistance welcomed.

Noted : Tasmania missing.

Sc#220 1949



Mr. Frank Manly. (A Londoner /Australian)
http://stampengravers.blogspot.com....ley-f-d.html

Note the Persian designed necktie, we of "The Summer of Love" 1969 wore as "Paisley"

I've always liked that Kangaroo/Emu design.
Nice to see some background behind it.

Thank you txstamp,
yes, in my 100 top stamp designs of the world.
My favourite Australian design.

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Australia postmarking machinery.
Image source unknown

Guess: "Parallel motion" automatic canceller designed by Pearson Hill (Rowland Hill's brother) in Scotland.
circa 1878

Note the strip of leather / rubber to take the force of the cancelling hammers, to give a nice even impression of the postmark, without damaging the hammer face.

The vast array of hand cancellers in the wall box, would suggest a major GPO.

Australian Stamp Monthly

To address any query, the mail would take weeks, letters to and fro.
We are blessed with the internet for our hobby today.

Letter from the Editor, Mr. Collas
whilst still a Pilot Officer AIF Field Post Office #8