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1972

Australian Prime Ministers ( Second Issue)
Issued: 8 March 1972
Designer: John Santry
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method:
Sheet layout: issued in booklets only
Perf. 15 x 14¼
Quantity:

 
 

50th Anniversary of Country Womens Association
Issued: 18 April 1972
Designer: Val Mason
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Multicoloured photogravure
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13½ x 13¼
Quantity: 18,296,400

 
50th Anniversary of the Country Womens Association
 
Australian Primary Industries (Second series)
Issued: 14 June 1972
Designer: Douglas Annand
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Multicoloured photogravure
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13¼ x 13½
Quantity: 20c  3,958,900;   25c   4,156,400;   30c   5,158,900;   35c   6,048,900
 
20c Fruit 30c Rice
   
30c Fish 35c Beef
 
Rehabilitation - Definitives
Issued: 2 August 1972
Designer: By artists of the Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, using photos taken by Mrs Barbara Ardizzone, Sydney.
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Multicoloured photogravure
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13½ x 13¼
Quantity: 12c 30,498,000; 18c 19,832,000; 24c 19,963,000
 
12c Sheltered Workshop18c  Occupational Therapist24c Boy in Toronto Splints
 
Overland Telegraph Line Centenary 1872- 1972
Issued: 22 August 1972
Designer: John Copeland
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Multicoloured photogravure
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13¼ x 13½
Quantity: 20,006,400
 
overland Telegraph Line Stamp
 
Olympic Games - Munich
Issued: 28 August 1972
Designer: Brian Sadgrove
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Photogravure 7c Athletics is a four-colour print. The other three stamps five-colour print (this is the first issue printed in five -colour photogravure).
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13½ x 13¼
Quantity:
 
7c Rowing 7c Athletics 7c Swimming 35c Equestrian
 
Tenth International Congress of Accountants
Issued: 16 October 1972
Designer: Gordon Andrews
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Multicoloured Photogravure.
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 13½ x 13¾
Quantity: 17,008,900
 
Tenth International Congress of Accountants
 
Australian Pioneer Life - Definitives
Issued: 15 November 1972
Designer: Robert Ingpen
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Five-colour Photogravure on Chambon machines.
Sheet layout: sheets of 100
Paper: Wiggins Teape coated paper incorporating helecon
Perf. 5c ,10c and 60c 13½ x 13¾; 15c,40c, 50c and 80c 13¾ x 13½
Quantity:
 
5c pioneer society10c Pioneer water15c Pioneer Food
 
60c Pioneer Communications80c Pioneer Commerce50c Pioneer Transport
 
Christmas
Issued: 29 November 1972
Designer: 7c stamp Australia post artisits incorporating an original drawing by Wendy Tamlyn. 35c stamp Lance Stirling.
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne.
Printing method: Five-colour Photogravure. 7c stamp The first issue from the new Rembrant machine. 35c Chambon Press.
Sheet layout: sheets of 300, but were cut into sheets of 100 for sale.
Paper: 7c stamp KP5D paper. 35c stamp Wiggins Teape paper.
Perf. 7c 15 x 14; 35c 13¾ x 13½
Quantity:
 
7c Christmas 35c Christmas
 

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