Australian Stamps And Postcards

There are many varieties of Australian post cards from all areas of the county. If you check out the Australian Capital Territory section there are three cards. One is a black and white shot of the War Memorial at Canberra. Another offering is from the Northern part of the country. This card is of 'Anzac Hill' located in Alice Springs. Both of these cards are priced in the forty dollar range. The final card in this section is priced in the one hundred thirty dollar range. All prices are in Australian currency.

In New South Whales there is a large variety of postcards form which to choose. Most are photos of different botanical gardens and trees in the area. Some are of churches, trams, bridges, railways, waterfalls and animals of all sorts. Their prices vary. Victoria issued a postcard of the 'Berwon River' that carries a 1906 date tag.

Australian postcards were also used as a technique to encourage military service during the middle of the nineteen hundreds. These cards are available at a reasonable price. You can get ten for around fourteen dollars. The cards can also be changed to suit your taste.

Australian stamps are divided into two groups. These are Pre-decimal and decimal stamps. The Pre-decimal stamps date as far back as the early 1850's. For a Queen Victoria variety it costs around two hundred and fifty dollars. Many pre-decimal stamps sport the image of a kangaroo with differing mints and watermarks. These stamps were in use from the early nineteen hundreds to the middle nineteen sixties. Post decimal stamps were in use from the middle nineteen sixties to present day.