July 2019 An interest in philately has led to a collection of post cards from a century past showing the Pacific colonies of the German Empire. These help bring to ...
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S.Y.Aurora – Australia’s first Antarctic mail ship
By Richard Breckon Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14 marked the effective commencement of Australian involvement in Antarctica – the subject of 100-year celebrations recently. The ship carrying ...
Sydney-Emden battle stamps of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
By Richard Breckon Following from recent cover pictures of the June edition of the Review featuring Australian warships depicted on postage stamps the well known philatelist Richard Breckon has ...
Letters: Navy forgotten in Centenary Stamps
It is with some concern that I read in the January-February 2001 Australian Stamp Bulletin that Australia Post is releasing a set of stamps commemorating 100 years of service by the ...