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Kangaroo and Map stamps

Designs for Commonwealth postage stamp [Commonwealth Gazette, 21 January 1911]

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Designs for Commonwealth postage stamp (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette), 21 January 1911

[Editor: This announcement, regarding a design competition for the first nationwide stamp for Australia, was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 21 January 1911. The design which was eventually decided upon was the Kangaroo and Map … [Read more...] about Designs for Commonwealth postage stamp [Commonwealth Gazette, 21 January 1911]

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Australian Commonwealth: Kangaroo issues [1964]

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The Australian Stamp Catalogue 1964 (cover)

[Editor: This extract, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Australian Stamp Catalogue (1964, 5th edition).] Australian Commonwealth HISTORICAL NOTE: Although the Commonwealth came into existence in 1901, and the Post Office immediately … [Read more...] about Australian Commonwealth: Kangaroo issues [1964]

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Phil Ately [re the Kangaroo and Map stamps, 29 April 1931]

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[Editor: This untitled item, written by “Phil Ately”, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “Society” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 29 April 1931.] [“Phil Ately”] “Phil Ately”: For some mysterious reason the postage-stamps that could be best … [Read more...] about Phil Ately [re the Kangaroo and Map stamps, 29 April 1931]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: 500x500, Kangaroo and Map stamps, letters to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1931

Concerning a stamp [17 July 1913]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “Plain English” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 July 1913.] Concerning a stamp. The proposal of Postmaster-General Agar Wynne to put the Post Office under the control of … [Read more...] about Concerning a stamp [17 July 1913]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, Kangaroo and Map stamps, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1913

[From Greek literature to the new Australian postage stamp] [23 April 1913]

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[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “News of the day” section in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 23 April 1913.] [From Greek literature to the new Australian postage stamp] From Greek literature to the new Australian … [Read more...] about [From Greek literature to the new Australian postage stamp] [23 April 1913]

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Making a nation ridiculous [by Professor Tucker, 1 March 1913]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 March 1913.] Making a nation ridiculous. By Professor Tucker. I have just affixed my first Australian stamp to a European letter. An unused stock of the old … [Read more...] about Making a nation ridiculous [by Professor Tucker, 1 March 1913]

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Society [The Bulletin, 30 January 1913]

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[Editor: These items are extracts from the “Society” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 30 January 1913. Included are items regarding birth rates, shipwrecks, lack of rental properties, cadets for the Duntroon Military College, age disparities in marriages, and the Kangaroo … [Read more...] about Society [The Bulletin, 30 January 1913]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, birth rates, Kangaroo and Map stamps, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), shipwrecks, SourceTrove, year1913

[The Commonwealth Postage Stamp] [January 1913]

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Journal of Proceedings (Royal Victorian Institute of Architects)

[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “Along the bye-paths” section of the Journal of Proceedings (of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects) (Melbourne, Vic.), January 1913.] [The Commonwealth Postage Stamp] The … [Read more...] about [The Commonwealth Postage Stamp] [January 1913]

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[The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of art] [1 May 1912]

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Kangaroo and Map stamp (draft)

[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the design of the Australian penny coin and the Kangaroo and Map stamp, was published in the “Trade reports” section of The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 1 May 1912.] [The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of … [Read more...] about [The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of art] [1 May 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian coins, Kangaroo and Map stamps, SourceTrove, year1912

The Commonwealth stamp: Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer: “When the people get used to it” [11 April 1912]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 11 April 1912.] The Commonwealth stamp Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer. “When the people get used to it.” Mr. C. E. Frazer, Postmaster-General, who had been … [Read more...] about The Commonwealth stamp: Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer: “When the people get used to it” [11 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, Kangaroo and Map stamps, SourceTrove, year1912

Commonwealth stamp: The new design [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] Commonwealth stamp. The new design. Since federation successive Postmasters-General had kept in view the utility of issuing a uniform Commonwealth … [Read more...] about Commonwealth stamp: The new design [4 April 1912]

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[It is to be hoped] [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the general news section of The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [It is to be hoped] It is to be hoped that Federal Ministers expressed their feelings in a dignified and tactful … [Read more...] about [It is to be hoped] [4 April 1912]

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Long Beach, near Hobart [postcard, 9 February 1914]

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[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of Long Beach (Tas.), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 9 February 1914.] [Front of postcard] Long Beach, near Hobart [Description: A photograph of Long Beach (Tas.), featuring some … [Read more...] about Long Beach, near Hobart [postcard, 9 February 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, beach scenes, correspondence (original), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1914

Coogee Beach [postcard, 24 December 1913]

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Postcard, with a photo of Coogee Beach (NSW)

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of Coogee Beach (NSW), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated and postmarked 24 December 1913.] [Front of postcard] Coogee Beach. [Description: A photograph of Coogee Beach (NSW), featuring … [Read more...] about Coogee Beach [postcard, 24 December 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, beach scenes, Coogee Beach (New South Wales), correspondence (original), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, inserted text [IAC], Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), Rushcutters Bay (New South Wales), SourceIACLibrary, year1913

Bridal Veil, Leura, Blue Mountains [postcard, 15 December 1913

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[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of the Bridal Veil Falls (Leura, NSW), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 15 December 1913.] [Front of postcard] 1569 Bridal Veil. Leura. Blue Mountains. [Description: A photograph of … [Read more...] about Bridal Veil, Leura, Blue Mountains [postcard, 15 December 1913

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Dear Ethel [postcard, 7 November 1913]

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[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates an illustration of some flowers, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 7 November 1913.] [Front of postcard] [Description: An illustration of some flowers.] [Reverse of … [Read more...] about Dear Ethel [postcard, 7 November 1913]

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My Darling Mother [postcard, 25 October 1913]

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Postcard, with a photo of a man sitting outside of a tent in a rural setting

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a man sitting outside of a tent in a rural setting, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 25 October 1913.] [Front of postcard] [Description: A photograph of a man sitting outside of a tent, … [Read more...] about My Darling Mother [postcard, 25 October 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, bush workers, correspondence (original), handwritten text unclear [IAC], HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1913

Torrens Lake, Adelaide [postcard, 9 October 1913]

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Postcard, with a photo of people in boats on Torrens Lake, Adelaide

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of people in boats on Torrens Lake (Adelaide, SA), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated 9 October 1913.] [Front of postcard] Torrens Lake, Adelaide 300,431. J.V. [Description: A photograph … [Read more...] about Torrens Lake, Adelaide [postcard, 9 October 1913]

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Dee from Invercauld [postcard, 28 August 1913]

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Postcard, with an illustration of a view of the River Dee from the Invercauld Bridge (Scotland)

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates an illustration of a view of the River Dee from the Invercauld Bridge (Scotland), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated 28 August 1913 (postmarked 29 August 1913).] [Front of postcard] [Handwritten text, in … [Read more...] about Dee from Invercauld [postcard, 28 August 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correspondence (original), handwritten text unclear [IAC], HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1913

Sydney Town Hall [postcard, 20 June 1913]

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[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of the Town Hall in Sydney, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated (and postmarked) 20 June 1913.] [Front of postcard] Sydney Town Hall [Description: A photograph of the Town Hall in … [Read more...] about Sydney Town Hall [postcard, 20 June 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correspondence (original), handwritten text unclear [IAC], HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, Sydney (New South Wales), year1913

Flinders Lane, Melbourne [postcard, 26 April 1913]

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Postcard, with a photo of a Melbourne street scene (Flinders Lane)

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a Melbourne street scene, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated 26 April 1913 (postmarked 30 April 1913). The handwritten text is in French.] [Front of postcard] Flinders Lane … [Read more...] about Flinders Lane, Melbourne [postcard, 26 April 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correction or change made per readers' comments, correspondence (original), foreign language translation, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, Melbourne (Victoria), postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1913

Have you ever had a dream like this [postcard, 15 April 1913]

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[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates an illustration of a successful gambler sitting at a gambling table, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 15 April 1913.] [Front of postcard] Have you ever had a dream like … [Read more...] about Have you ever had a dream like this [postcard, 15 April 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correspondence (original), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1913

A loving greeting [postcard, 15 April 1913]

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Postcard, with an illustration of some flowers

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates an illustration of some flowers, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 15 April 1913.] [Front of postcard] A loving greeting May love’s sweet sunshine chase away The stormy clouds of trial and … [Read more...] about A loving greeting [postcard, 15 April 1913]

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Market St., Sydney [postcard, 3 April 1913]

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Postcard, with a photo of a Sydney street scene

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a Sydney street scene, and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is dated (and postmarked) 3 April 1913.] [Front of postcard] Market St., Sydney [Description: A photograph of Market Street (Sydney), … [Read more...] about Market St., Sydney [postcard, 3 April 1913]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correspondence (original), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postage stamps (Australia), postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, Sydney (New South Wales), year1913

Kangaroo and Map stamps [collection]

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Kangaroo and Map stamp, 1d, Red, Katoomba

This list showcases a collection of “Kangaroo and Map” stamps on postcards. See also: 1) “The Kangaroo and Map stamps (1913)” An IAC article about the origins of these unique and iconic stamps. The article includes images of the various denominations of the Kangaroo and Map … [Read more...] about Kangaroo and Map stamps [collection]

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