Australia's Largest $5.00 Stamps

When it comes to large stamps no other Australian stamp I've seen comes close to the size of these giants. Issued in 2004 (red - series 1) and 2005 (blue - series 2) and both measuring 10.5cm across (105mm) and 7cm in height (70mm); obviously were never intended for letters.




Self-Adhesive (Peel and Stick) Series I only


Trivia:

One of the world's smallest stamps was issued by the Columbian Department of Bolivar in 1863. They are in the denominations of 10 centavos and 1 peso. It measures only 8 x 9.5 mm.

Another is South Africa's 'Bantam' stamp which was issued during the Second World War that measured something around 8 X 20mm. People must have had better eyesight that time to view those tiny little stamps. They are small but indeed mighty stamps!

China issued one such stamp for use on Express letter. Issued in 1905-12 this stamp measures around 210 X 65 mm.

World's biggest postage stamp currently is Mother of Emirates postage stamp issued by UAE in 2013. It also holds the Guinness World Records for the largest postage stamp. It is 1.36 X 1.77 meter.

Indeed Rob041256. I put them into the postal system by using these stamps on Registered Letter service. A little overpaid but worth to be included into the modern postal history collection.

For ANZAC Day in 2020, Australia Post issued a set of four stamps titled "The Art of War". The designs featured artwork produced during World Wars One and Two.

One of Australia Post's regular gimmicks is producing "limited edition" issues.

With this issue they released 200 "Large Scale Stamp Concertina Collections".

And the stamps are large scale.



The stamps at the bottom of the sheet are the normal sized issue.

Hi Plateflaw

Now that's big. I have the set, but I have never seen that one.

Hi ninhao

It definitely shows the size of those stamps, and I have never seen them on cover.

Something to note with the $5 red treasures self adhesive issue.

It was the 1st almost impossible S/A stamp to get off paper. Beware!

edit to add.

The $5 red treasure on the last yellow cover above is an example of the S/A issue.

To ID Note the rounded corners.