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AUSTRALIAN stamp bu l le t in Special Edition 257 A • Australian Gold Medallists Stamps 2 5 7A b u l l e t i n In this Bulletin... Designer on the night shift The Gold Medallists sheetlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 ...more than a year in the making, printed and on sale less than 24 hours after Ian Thorpe won Australia’s first gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games The sheetlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Ordering The Australian Gold Medallists in issue date order New issue, Opening Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Mail order codes for Australian Gold Medallists Sheetlets and other Olympic issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ...reference list of codes and prices Other products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back cover ... first day covers and stamp replica pin covers Calls to the Australian Philatelic Bureau Due to the success of our Australian Gold Medallists stamps, our call centre lines have been very busy, with call numbers around three to four times normal levels. Although we put on extra staff, we realise that some callers have had to wait for longer than we would like. We apologise for any inconvenience and trust you will bear with us at this busy time. Australia Post is not a sponsor of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Nothing in this publication should be read to imply or infer a sponsorship relationship. Copyright 2000, Australian Postal Corporation. All Rights reserved. All applications for the reproduction of Australian stamps should be made in writing to: The Manager – Philatelic Group Australia Post GPO Box 1777Q MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Fax: 03 9204 7744 ABN 28 864 970 579 The Australian Stamp Bulletin is produced by the Australia Post Philatelic Group and printed by Canberra Press Moorabbin. All information contained in this Bulletin has been included in good faith, on the basis that the products will be available for sale, at the prices stated, and in the manner described.To the best of Australia Post’s knowledge, all information contained in this Bulletin was correct at the time of printing. Australia Post will not, however, be held responsible for any inadvertent errors or oversights, or any change to information which may occur after publication. Availability of specific stamps and products is subject to demand, hours of operation of individual outlets and factors outside the control of Australia Post. Find out more about stamps by visiting Australia Post’s web site: www.auspost.com.au/stamps Another Australian team, not of athletes, but of designers, printers and researchers, gathered in Alexandria NSW on Saturday 16 September, waiting for their chance to test themselves against the clock. This team had spent months preparing to achieve a goal that had started with an audacious idea : “to celebrate each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with a stamp, available for sale from 12 noon the day after the medal is won”. More than 10 months of research and development had refined and improved the process. The design, technology and logistics had been tested, refined then tested again until everyone involved was sure the goal they had set was achievable. But on Saturday 16 September, this team, like everyone else in Australia, waited anxiously for the first Australian to win a Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The wait was mercifully short. Saturday evening saw not one, but two gold medals for Australia. Ian Thorpe won Australia’s first, in the 400 m freestyle. Not long after that Michael Klim, Chris Fydler, Ashley Callus and Ian Thorpe won Australia’s second gold medal, this time in the men’s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay. Here’s how the stamps came together: Much of the work required to produce this stamp issue had been done over an eighteen month period leading up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The concept, project and basic designs for the sheetlet and stamps had been approved by all the relevant organisations, including the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). When a medal was won, the final stamp and sheetlet had to be designed, and that design approved, before any printing could take place. Once the medal was won, however, the clock was ticking, and speed was essential. The template The process The use of a pre-designed template, which appears along the right hand and lower edges of the stamp, reduced the number of variables to be considered and enabled the designers to meet the tight schedule required to achieve the goal of next day availability. Australia Post’s designers utilised the online library of Allsport for images of the athlete(s). Their preference was for photographs taken on the podium, with finishing line or action photographs also being considered. Once the designers had selected the image, extraneous background details were removed and the colour corrected as required. Researchers provided the designers with the correct name of the athlete(s), the relevant discipline and the name of the event.This information was added to the stamp in the area below the photograph. A second, alternative image was also selected. Then both images were transmitted to the AOC for approval. The standard elements listed below are identified on the sheetlet and stamp below. Sheetlet b Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Australian Gold Medallists. This is the official name of the issue. c d e The discipline in which the event is held. The specific event in which the medal was won. Beyond printing the stamps The winner’s or winners’ names. Team members who participated in the winning event, whether or not they b played in the final, are listed on the selvedge. f After the image was approved, it was sent via a wide area network which connected the Alexandria site to the six FujiXerox print sites, and via a dedicated ISDN line to Melbourne, where the electronic file was converted directly to plate for offset printing. The imprint identifies both the type of printing used to produce that sheetlet and the print site for that sheetlet. Stamp g Denomination h A graphic element that identifies the Australian issues for 2000 i j 1) 1! Identifies national origin Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Victory Medal Australian Olympic Team logo c Year of issue d 1! d g h Once this high resolution image had been transmitted, a range of lower resolution images were inserted into templates for use in point of sale posters, media campaigns and for updating our Philatelic web site. Other images were sent to the main national media outlets and to Australia Post state public relations representatives, who coordinated local activities featuring the winner’s friends, relatives and neighbours. The whole process took place overnight without a hitch each time an Australian team or individual won a gold medal. At around 8am on the morning following each gold medal win, boxes of digitally printed sheetlets were on their way to selected post offices in every Australian state and territory. That same day, offset sheetlets were shipped from Melbourne for distribution Australia-wide, reaching up to 80% of outlets within 48 hours. At the conclusion of the Olympic Games, David Maiden, Manager, Philatelic Group, said that beyond the philatelic achievement, e “... the Australian Gold Medallists stamps captured the immediacy and enthusiasm of the competition and helped spread the gold medal winners’ pride and excitement throughout Australia”. i Technical Details Issue date ..........................See individual stamps Denominations....................Ten x 45c Designer ............................Beth McKinlay, Australia Post Design Studio Stamp size..........................35 x 35 mm Perforations ........................13.86 x 14,6 Sheet layout........................Sheetlet of ten Digital stamps Print Process ......................Digital Printer ................................FujiXEROX in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and ACT Paper ................................Tullis Russell Sheet layout........................Two A5 sheetlets of ten stamps each Special features ..................Pre-perforated stock Imprint in bottom right corner of selvedge identifies the print location NSW VIC QLD WA SA ACT Offset stamps Print process ......................Lithography Printer ................................SNP Ausprint Paper ................................Tullis Russell Sheet layout........................120 stamps up on full sheet Special features ..................Pre-perforated stock Direct to plate Imprint (map of Australia) in bottom right corner of selvedge identifies offset sheetlets National FDI postmark..........Sydney NSW 2000 By any measure, the project was a tremendous success and a highlight of the 2000 issue programme. j 1) f ORDERING Offset sheetlets (sold individually) Digital Medal Sets (sets of six digitally printed sheetlets from a single print site, for a gold medal won by an Australian individual or team) Digital State Sets (sets of digitally printed sheetlets, one for a god medal won by an Australian individual or team, all sheetlets in the set are from a single print site) Notes These are the mail order codes for the standard sets offered. If you wish to purchase any of these standard sets, simply fill in the order form, including the mail order code for the set(s) you require and process as usual. Mail order codes for individual offset printed sheetlets are listed on pages 9 - 12. For reference, the make-up of each set is described on Page 8. The colour coding used on this page is used throughout this issue of the Bulletin. • Digital stamps will only be available in sheetlets. All requests for other configurations will be provided from offset stock, without selvedge or imprint. • If you want your normal standing order configuration for a Gold Medallist sheetlet, enter the configuration you want along with the mail order code for the offset printed sheetlet. These requests will be filled from offset stock, without selvedge or imprint. There are no gutter strips for the Australian Gold Medallists issue. • If you wish to order individual digital sheetlets, enter the offset mail order code for that gold medal along with the single letter identifier for that state print location, in the order form). 0140260 0146301 0134301E 0134302E 0134303E 0134304E 0134305E 0134306E 0134307E 0134308E 0134309E 0134310E 0134311E 0134312E 0134313E 0134314E 0134315E 0134316E 0146301N 0146301V 0146301Q 0146301W 0146301S 0146301A 0146301E Australian Gold Medallists Album Set Offset sheetlets (16) stock sheets (16) + Gold Medallists album $96.00 Offset Set, sheetlets only One sheetlet for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team Offset Sheetlet Set (16 sheetlets) $72.00 Digital Medallist Sets One sheetlet from each of the six print sites for a single gold medal won by an Australian individual or team Ian Thorpe, Swimming, Men’s 400 m Freestyle (six sheetlets) $27.00 Swimming, Men’s 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay (six sheetlets) $27.00 Michael Diamond, Shooting, Men’s Trap (six sheetlets) $27.00 Equestrian Team 3 Day Event (six sheetlets) $27.00 Susie O’Neill, Swimming, Woman’s 200 m Freestyle(six sheetlets) $27.00 Swimming, Men’s 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay (six sheetlets) $27.00 Simon Fairweather, Archery, Men’s Individual (six sheetlets) $27.00 Cycling, Men’s Madison (six sheetlets) $27.00 Grant Hackett, Swimming, Men’s 1500m Freestyle (six sheetlets) $27.00 Water Polo, Women’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Beach Volleyball, Women’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Cathy Freeman, Athletics, Women’s 400 m (six sheetlets) $27.00 Lauren Burns, Taekwondo, under 49 kg (six sheetlets) $27.00 Hockey: Women’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Sailing: Women’s 470 (six sheetlets) $27.00 Sailing: Men’s 470 (six sheetlets) $27.00 Digital State sets One sheetlet from a single print location for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team NSW sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 VIC sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 QLD sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 WA sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 SA sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 ACT sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 Digital Set of State Sets, (16 sheetlets from each of 6 print sites) $432.00 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 While stocks last, you may also purchase the Australian Gold Medallists album + set of ten stock sheets, without stamps for $17.95 When ordering single sheets of digitally printed stamps, use these codes to identify print locations: N V Q = = = NSW VIC QLD W S A = = = WA SA ACT For example to order a single digitally printed sheetlet of Ian Thorpe, that was printed in NSW, enter: 0124301N in the mail order form Australian Stamp Bulletin Mail Order Form Postage stamps cannot be accepted as payment for orders. Unit Price $A Order Code Description of items $ ¢ No. Required Mint P/mark Order Value $A $ ¢ .00 0134301 Ian Thorpe, 400 M Freestyle $4 .50 2 $9 0134301E 0134301 Ian Thorpe, 400 M Freestyle Ian Thorpe, 400 M Freestyle block of 4 Ian Thorpe, 400 M Freestyle Digital Sheet printed in NSW $27 .00 0.45 1 4 $27 .00 $1 .80 $4 .50 1 $4 0134301N .50 If you have questions about the availability of sheets, sets or special configurations, please contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau In Australia, 1 800 331 794. Overseas customers phone 61 3 9887 0033 or fax 61 3 9887 0236 Email to: mailorder@auspost.com.au or visit our web site at www.auspost.com.au/stamps ORDERING The stamps Australian Gold Medallists Album Set................$96.00 Ian Thorpe, Swimming: Men’s 400 m Freestyle Medal date 16 September 2000 Issue date 17 September 2000 This is the complete Australian Gold Medallists Album Set, comprising a set of offset printed stamps (one sheetlet for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team) Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134301 Ian Thorpe, Swimming, Men’s 400 m Freestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location 0134301E Ian Thorpe, Men’s 400 m Freestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 + stock sheets to hold Australian Gold Medallists sheetlets + Gold Medallists Stamp Album Offset Set ..................................................$72.00 This set comprises offset printed Australian Gold Medallists sheetlets, one sheetlet of ten x 45c for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team Swimming: Men’s 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Team: Michael Klim, Chris Fydler, Ashley Callus, Ian Thorpe Medal date 16 September 2000 Issue date 17 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134302 Swimming, Men’s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay ............................$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134302E Swmming, Men’s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay...........................$27.00 Digital Medal Set ............................................$27.00 These sets of digitally printed sheetlets are for a selected Michael Diamond, Shooting: Men’s Trap Medal date 17 September 2000 Issue date 18 September 2000 gold medal won by an Australian individual or team (you select the gold medal), Digital Medal Sets are comprised of one sheetlet of ten x 45c from each print site for the selected gold medal. Digital State Set ............................................$72.00 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134303 Michael Diamond, Shooting, Men’s Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134303E Michael Diamond, Shooting, Men’s Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 These sets of digitally printed sheetlets of ten x 45c are from a selected print site (you select the site). Digital State Sets are comprised of one sheetlet for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team. Equestrian: Team 3 Day Event Team: Andrew Hoy, Stuart Tinney, Matthew Ryan, Phillip Dutton Medal date 19 September 2000 Issue date 20 September 2000 Digital Set of State Sets ................................$432.00 This set combines all the digitally printed sheetlets (96 sheetlets in total). The sheetlets that make up these sets are also available individually Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134304 Equestrian, Team 3 Day Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134304E Equestrian, Team 3 Day Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Susie O’Neill, Swimming: Women’s 200 m Freestyle Medal date 19 September 2000 Issue date 20 September 2000 Grant Hackett, Swimming: Men’s 1500 m Freestyle Medal date 23 September 2000 Issue date 24 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134305 Susie O’Neill, Swimming, Women’s 200 m Freestyle . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134305E Susie O’Neill, Swimming, Women’s 200 m Freestyle . . . . . . .$27.00 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet 0134309 Grant Hackett, Swimming, Men’s 1500 m Freestyle . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134309E Grant Hackett, Swimming, Men’s 1500 m Freestyle . . . . . . . .$27.00 Swimming: Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Team: Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Bill Kirby, Todd Pearson Medal date 19 September 2000 Issue date 20 September 2000 Water Polo: Women’s Team: Liz Weekes, Yvette Higgins, Gail Miller, Naomi Castle, Bronwyn Mayer, Simone Hankin, Danielle Woodhouse, Kate Hooper, Debbie Watson, Taryn Woods, Bridgette Gusterson, Joanne Fox, Melissa Mill Medal date 23 September 2000 Issue date 24 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134306 Swimming: Men’s 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134306E Swimming: Men’s 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Simon Fairweather, Archery: Men’s Individual Medal date 20 September 2000 Issue date 21 September 2000 Beach Volleyball: Women’s Team: Kerri Pottharst, Nathalie Cook Medal date 25 Sep 2000 Issue date 26 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134307 Simon Fairweather, Archery, Men’s Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134307E Simon Fairweather, Archery, Men’s Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27.00 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134311 Beach Volleyball, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134311E Beach Volleyball, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Cycling: Men’s Madison Team: Brett Aitken, Scott McGrory Medal date 21 September 2000 Issue date 22 September 2000 Cathy Freeman, Athletics: Women’s 400 m Medal date 25 September 2000 Issue date 26 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134308 Cycling, Men’s Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134308E Cycling, Men’s Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134312 Cathy Freeman, Athletics, Women’s 400 m , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134312E Cathy Freeman, Athletics, Women’s 400 m , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,$27.00 Individual sheets are also available in sets Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134310 Water Polo, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134310E Water Polo, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Individual sheets are also available in sets Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony For illustration purposes only, final art not available at the time of printing Lauren Burns, Taekwondo: Women’s under 49 kg Medal date 27 September 2000 Issue date 28 September 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134313 Lauren Burns, Taekwondo: Women’s under 49 kg . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134313E Lauren Burns, Taekwondo: Women’s under 49 kg . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Hockey: Women’s Team: Rechelle Hawkes, Alyson Annan, Juliet Haslam, Clover Maitland, Jenny Morris, Kate Starre, Katie Allen, Lisa Carruthers, Renita Garard, Nikki Hudson, Rachel Imison, Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Alison Peek, Katrina Powell, Angie Skirving, Julie Towers Medal date 29 October 2000 Issue date 30 October 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134314 Hockey: Women’s , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134314E Hockey: Women’s , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,$27.00 Sailing: Women’s 470 Team: Jenny Armstrong, Belinda Stowell Medal date 30 September 2000 Issue date 1 October 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134315 Sailing: Women’s 470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134315E Sailing: Women’s 470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 Sailing: Men’s 470 Team: Tom King, Mark Turnbull Medal date 30 September 2000 Issue date 1 October 2000 Mail order codes Single offset sheetlet of ten x 45c 0134316 Sailing: Men’s 470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Digital Medal set (six sheetlets, one each print location) 0134316E Sailing: Men’s 470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.00 This special issue (one x 45c) celebrates the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Design The classical simplicity of the design portrays the pivotal moment of the opening ceremony, the lighting of the Olympic flame in the stadium. The stamp shows Cathy Freeman holding the Olympic Torch aloft. The background image shows the ring of flame in the water against the backdrop of the waterwall. The sheetlet’s decorative selvedge features an image of the Olympic flame and cauldron. Associated products There are no associated products for this issue due to licensing requirements. Technical details Issue date ..........................10 October 2000 Denominations ..................Ten x 45c Design ..............................Janet Boschen, Australia Post Design Studio Print process......................Lithography Printer ..............................SNP Ausprint Paper ................................Tullis Russell Stamp size ........................35 x 35 mm Perforations ......................13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout ......................120 stamps up on full sheet Special features..................Olympic rings National postmark ..............Sydney NSW 2000 State capital city GPOs will have state FDI postmarkers for this issue. Post offices are permitted to apply FDI postmarking to this issue for a period of one month from the date of issue. Mail order codes 0147250 Opening Ceremony ................................$4.50 Individual sheets are also available in sets Gold Medallists Issues Gold Medallists Issues Mail Order Product Description Code Price Withdrawal Date 0146301 Australian Gold Medallists Album Set Offset sheetlets (16), stock sheets (16) + Gold Medallists album $96.00 Offset Set, sheetlets only One sheetlet for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team Offset Sheetlet Set (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 0134301 0134302 0134303 0134304 0134305 0134306 0134307 0134308 0134309 0134310 0134311 0134312 0134313 0134314 0134315 0134316 Offset Sheetlets Ian Thorpe, Swimming, Men’s 200 m Freestyle Swimming, Men’s 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Shooting, Michael Diamond, Men’s Trap Equestrian, Team 3 Day Event Susie O’Neill, Swimming, Women’s 200 m Freestyle Swimming, Men’s 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Simon Fairweather, Archery, Men’s Individual Cycling, Men’s Madison Grant Hackett, Swimming, Men’s 1500m Freestyle Water Polo, Women’s Beach Volleyball Women’s Cathy Freeman, Athletics, Women’s 400 m Lauren Burns, Taekwondo: Women’s under 49 kg Hockey: Women’s Sailing: Women’s 470` Sailing: Men’s 470 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 Digital Medallist Sets One sheetlet from each of the six print sites for a single gold medal won by an Australian individual or team Ian Thorpe, Swimming, Men’s 200 Freestyle (six sheetlets) $27.00 Swimming, Men’s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay (six sheetlets) $27.00 Swimming, Michael Diamond, Men’s Trap (six sheetlets) $27.00 (Equestrian, Team 3 Day Event (six sheetlets) $27.00 Susan O’Neill, Swimming, Women’s 200 m Freestyle (six sheetlets) $27.00 Swimming, Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay (six sheetlets) $27.00 Simon Fairweather, Archery, Men’s Individual (six sheetlets) $27.00 Cycling, Men’s Madison (six sheetlets) $27.00 Grant Hackett, Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle (six sheetlets) $27.00 Water Polo, Women’’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Beach Volleyball, Women’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Catherine Freeman, Athletics, Women’s 400 m (six sheetlets) $27.00 Lauren Burns, Taekwondo: Women’s under 49 kg (six sheetlets) $27.00 Hockey: Women’s (six sheetlets) $27.00 Sailing: Women’s 470 (six sheetlets) $27.00 Sailing: Men’s 470 (six sheetlets) $27.00 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 30 Oct 2001 0140260 Mail Order Only 0134301E 0134302E 0134303E 0134304E 0134305E 0134306E 0134307E 0134308E 0134309E 0134310E 0134311E 0134312E 0134313E 0134314E 0134315E 0134316E 30 Oct 2001 Gold Medallists Issues Gold Medallists Issues Mail Order Only 0146301N 0146301V 0146301Q 0146301W 0146301S 0146301A 0146301E Digital State Sets One sheetlet from a single print location for each gold medal won by an Australian individual or team NSW sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 VIC sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 QLD sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 WA sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 SA sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 ACT sheetlets (16 sheetlets) $72.00 30 Oct 2001 Digital set of State Sets, (16 sheetlets from each of 6 print sites) $432.00 30 Oct 2001 New Issue 0147250 10 October Opening Ceremony Stamps, (sheetlet of ten x 45c) $4.50 30 Oct 2001 Postmarking arrangements for Gold Medallists and Opening Ceremony stamps To accommodate the unique circumstances for Gold Medallists and Opening Ceremony stamps the following special conditions will apply. Post offices will be permitted to apply FDI postmarking to Gold Medallists covers for a period of one month from the date that Gold Medallist stamp was issued. This allowance applies to the specific issue date of an individual Gold Medallists stamp, and to the Opening Ceremony stamp only. Recent Issues Special Products 0130252 Recent Issues withdrawal 29 Dec 2000 Gold Medallist album + set of 10 stock sheets, no stamps . .$17.95 17 August Olympic Sports 1143201 1143182 1143130 1143220 1143226 1143155 1143005 Stamps (sheetlet of ten x 45c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Booklet of ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Sheetlet pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.90 Maximum cards (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11.50 International PPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.58 Aerogramme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.78 Blank cover, Olympic Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.25 15 September Sydney/Athens withdrawal 30 Sept 2001 1144067 1144251 1144127 1144220 1144250 Stamps (title tabs) one each 45c and $1.50 . . . . . . . .$1.95 Stamp pack, Joint issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6.35 Stamp pack, Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.35 Maximum cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.35 Set of Joint issue sheets (20 x $1.50 plus 20 x 45c) with title tabs and decorative selvedge . . . . . . . . . . .$39.00 1144254 Single sheet, Sydney (20 x $1.50) with title tabs, normal selvedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30.00 1144255 Single sheet, Athens (20 x 45c) with title tabs, normal selvedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.00 18 October Paralympic Torch 1150067 1150126 1150220 1150250 withdrawal 31 Oct 2001 Stamps, two x 45c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.90 Stamp pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.30 Maximum cards, set of two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.30 Set of sheets, 20 x 45 each design, decorative border and title tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18.00 1150251 Sheet of ‘Logo’ stamps, 20 x 45c, normal selvedge . .$9.00 1150252 Sheet of ‘Relay’ stamps, 20 x 45c, normal selvedge . .$9.00 3 July Paralympics 1117067 1117200 1117209 1117182 1117241 1117242 1117126 1117223 1117220 withdrawal 31 Jul 2001 Stamps, gummed (two x 45c, three x 49c) . . . . . . . . .$2.37 Stamps, self-adhesive (two x 45c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.90 Stamps, self-adhesive 45c (roll of 100) . . . . . . . . . .$45.00 Stamps, self-adhesive, 49c (booklet of 10) . . . . . . . . .$4.90 Gutter strips, ten x 45c (traffic lights in gutter) . . . . . . .$4.50 Gutter strips, ten x 49c (traffic lights in gutter) . . . . . . .$4.50 Stamp pack, gummed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.77 Collector pack [MO/CC] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Maximum cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.87 Seven Seas 0147235 Supplement Single 45c stamp (offset) for each Australian Gold Medallist Stamp (16 stamps total) . . .$7.20 0147236 Optional Generic page with mount to hold each (offset) sheetlet of ten x 45c (16 sheetlets total) . . . . . . . . . .$72.00 0147255 Supplement Single 45c Opening Ceremony stamp . .$0.45 0147260 Optional Generic page with mount to hold single sheetlet of 10 x 45c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.50 Paralympic Village Postmark This special pictorial postmarker has been designed for use during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. Impressions from Queen Victoria Building Post Office, NSW and the Australian Philatelic Bureau from 18 to 29 October 2000 In retrospect: The Issue date for Collection of 2000 Australian Stamps is 13 November 2000, the Territories Collection issue date is 1 November 2000 Interesting Products These products may interest collectors 2000 Australian Olympic Gold Medallists - First Day Covers To commemorate the release of the Australian Olympic Gold Medallist' stamp series, an officially licensed Australian Olympic Committee series of ‘2000 Australian Olympic Gold Medallist’ first day covers has been released. The covers – which are strictly limited to 2000 – feature Australia Post’s Gold Medallists postmark and Gold Medallists stamps are offered in three configurations: • 1000 Boxed sets of first day covers • 500 Signed sets of first day covers in a presentation album (shown below) • 500 Series of 6 signed and framed first day covers with unique photo of the golden moment golden moment.. For further information Phone: 1 300 85 0022 Fax: 03 9426 5540 e-mail: enquiries@espdirect.com.au Mail: ESP DIRECT Locked Bag 900 RICHMOND VIC 3121 Image for illustration purposes only. Actual product will vary. Replica Pin Covers Limited edition This limited edition series features ‘gold’ replica pins of the stamps in Australia Post ‘s Olympic Sports issue. Each cover includes the equivalent Olympic Sports and Australian Gold Medallist Stamps. Covers are available only for those sports or disciplines in the Olympic Sports issue in which an Australian individual or team won a Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, Hockey, Swimming and Water Polo). $24.95 each Limited to 1000 for each Australian Gold Medallists stamp issued For further information Phone: 1 300 850 010 Fax: 02 9251 6601 E-mail: corporate@cashs-aminco.com.au Mail: P.O.Box 2000 Millers Point SYDNEY NSW 2000 Image for illustration purposes only. Actual product will vary.