Queensland - 150 Years

    Australia  2009.06.09

    In issue: Stamp(s): 2    Souvenir sheet(s): 1   

    Printing: Lithography

    Issued in: Sheets of 50 (5*5+5*5) stamps with a strip of labels on the middle

  • Perforation type: 14 ½x13 ¾

    Subject:

    55 cents. The windmill (wind pump) and Queensland Parliament House

     


  • Perforation type: 14 ½x13 ¾

    Subject:

    55 cents and 2,75 dollars.

    The souvenir sheet includes two stamps of this issue without changes in design.

    On fields of the sheet combine a map of Queensland* and an evening landscape with a wind pump

     

    Additional:

    Australia Post has joined in the festivities of Queensland's 150th anniversary with the release of two stamps that celebrate Queensland's history and achievements and the significant contribution the sunshine state has made to Australian life. 

    From the spectacular natural beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland outback, to iconic symbols such as the windmill and Queensland Parliament House, Australia Post has endeavoured to capture the essence of Queensland in this commemorative stamp issue.

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    *Queensland is a state of Australia which occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. The state is Australia's second largest by area, following Western Australia, and the country's third most populous after New South Wales and Victoria.

     

    Size (of sheet, booklet) mm: 106x70