The three A5-volume catalogue Australian PictorMarks® is the ‘bible’ for anything pictorially or commemoratively postmarked in Australia since 1879. See below for graphics of some of the pages. Each and every postmark fitting that category is depicted in the books which contain:
1260+ pages;
7500+ graphics;
9400+ index entries covering locations, themes, etc.
in a user-friendly chronological order. A very simple iconic system lets you know whether you're looking at:
a commemorative postmark,
a national first day of issue (FDI) postmark,
a national first day of issue (FDI) postmark on maximum card,
a new permanent pictorial postmark for a Post Office,
a seasonal postmark,
a pre-stamped envelope (PSE), or
a postal numismatic cover (PNC).
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ISSN 1449-3616
ISBN 0 646 40171 8
1956 was a big year. There was a conference about chooks and then the Olympics came to town. Have a look further down for a classic example of how the artistry of marcophily has developed (the 2000 Olympics).
The 1956 Olympics . . . continued!
The '70s were fascinating. National Stamp Week was in full swing and if you were running a conference, you just had to have a pictorially commemorative postmark to go with it!
The 1980s saw a huge increase in the number of permanent pictorial postmarks at various locations. Some of them are still in use today.
During the 80s . . . you had to be on your toes and be aware of differences in what were supposedly the "same" postmark. The Postal Museum in Adelaide was a prime example (top, right page).
By the 1990s, national first day of issue postmarks were well and truly in use. For a while, Perth did their own thing - and did it very well indeed. These postmarks can be extremely hard to come by if you're anywhere else in the world other than WA!
1996 was the year all sorts of things started to happen with postmarked philatelic items. For instance, for the Sir Donald Bradman issue (right page, top), there was a commemorative postmark, national FDI, maximum cards, a PNC and a local FDI permanent pictorial postmark introduced for Bowral (the joy of the iconic system used in Australian PictorMarks - you can tell at a glance exactly what you're looking at!).
Aussie Rules football wasn't going to be outdone by cricket. This set of postmarks was, as you can imagine, hugely popular!
2000 Olympics. What an issue! Deep pockets were needed and a set of cachets produced on a variety of philatelic items are very rare indeed. Naturally, Australian PictorMarks recorded them all!
2002 kicked off with Encounter 2002 - an absolute slice of heaven for those who thematically collect sailing ships. A brilliant issue.
2005 was, as so many years are, prolific. The rich diversity of pictorial and commemorative postmarks produced in Australia means that there's something for everyone, regardless of your interest!
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