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COUNTRY TO COAST INTERNATIONAL STAMPS<br />
8 MAY 2007<br />
www.auspost.com.au/stamps<br />
$1.30..... Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby<br />
$1.95..... Sydney Harbour Bridge<br />
This international stamp issue features two well-known<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>ns: a rock-wallaby and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.<br />
The design of the stamps is photographic and the issue also<br />
includes a prestige booklet.<br />
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)<br />
This attractive rock-wallaby stands about 60 centimetres high.<br />
It can be found in scattered populations in the semi-arid country<br />
of South <strong>Australia</strong>, through New South Wales and into southwestern<br />
Queensland. Numbers of this vulnerable marsupial<br />
have declined significantly since European settlement, due<br />
to environmental degradation and competition for food from<br />
introduced herbivores.<br />
Sydney Harbour Bridge<br />
Sydney is located on one of the most beautiful natural<br />
harbours in the world. Of the two principal harbour landmarks,<br />
the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, the bridge is the<br />
oldest, celebrating its 75th anniversary in March 2007. It is the<br />
largest steel-arch bridge in the world, standing 134 metres<br />
above the harbour.<br />
While the idea of a bridge linking the northern and southern<br />
shores of the harbour originated as early as 1815, construction<br />
of the bridge didn’t begin until 1924 and it took 1,400 workmen<br />
eight years to build.<br />
The stamps for this issue will also be used for the Personalised<br />
Stamps service from May, 2007.<br />
1548001 fi rst day cover<br />
TECHNICAL DETAILS<br />
Issue date ...............................8 May 2007<br />
FDI withdrawal date ...............5 June 2007<br />
Denominations .......................One each $1.30, $1.95<br />
Design ....................................Adam Crapp,<br />
<strong>Australia</strong> <strong>Post</strong> Design Studio<br />
Printer .....................................SEP Sprint<br />
Paper ......................................Tullis Russell<br />
Printing process ......................Lithography<br />
Stamp size ..............................26mm x 37.5mm<br />
Perforations ............................14.6 X 13.86<br />
Sheet layout ..........................50<br />
Special feature .......................Nil<br />
National postmark ..................Sydney, NSW 2000<br />
1548126 stamp pack<br />
1548185 prestige booklet (Wallabies)<br />
April – June 2007 | no. 287 | stamp bulletin australia | 15
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