May 2013 Number 97 - Royal Australian Mint
May 2013 Number 97 - Royal Australian Mint
May 2013 Number 97 - Royal Australian Mint
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1913~<strong>2013</strong><br />
of<br />
STAMPS<br />
COMMONWEALTH<br />
<strong>2013</strong> 50c Uncirculated Coin<br />
At the point of <strong>Australian</strong> federation in 1901,<br />
all six-governing colonies had been operating their<br />
own postal services and issuing their own stamps.<br />
This system was changed in March 1901 with the<br />
establishment of the Postmaster-General’s Department,<br />
meaning all then-current colony stamps became<br />
de facto Commonwealth stamps.<br />
For most stamp enthusiasts, <strong>Australian</strong> philately<br />
began properly in January 1913, with the issue<br />
of the red 1d (one penny) Kangaroo and Map stamp.<br />
This was the first definitive stamp with the sole<br />
nomenclature “Australia”.<br />
To celebrate 100 years of <strong>Australian</strong> stamps,<br />
the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Mint</strong> has released an uncirculated<br />
50c coin that preserves the image of that first<br />
Kangaroo and Map stamp.<br />
Price: $9.00 310259<br />
Nominal specifications: 50c | CuNi | 15.55 g | 31.51 mm | uncirculated | unlimited | A. Baggio<br />
310259<br />
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