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Australia: Airmail 1931 | Australia in Space 2024 | Souvenir Covers 1970-1997 | Souvenirs Covers 1997+ | WWF 50 Years | Papua New Guinea: 1934 3½d Pink | 1952 6½d | 1952 7½d | 2/6 Lakatois | FDCs | Forgeries | Hutt PNCs | Japan | Leaflets | OS Lakatois | Overprints | Peter & Horse | Philatelic Bureau | PSEs/PSPs/Aerogrammes | Rare | Revenue & Postage Due | Souvenir Covers | On 30 August 2011 Australia Post issued a series of four stamps and accompanying miniature sheets commemorating 50 Years of Conservation by the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the WWF. It was an Australian Joint Territories Issue . Sounds simple, right? .... Well, no..... During March 2024, whilst updating an article (blog) on Australia Post souvenir covers 1997+ , the author came across the following cover in the Impressions catalogue for 2011 of special collectible, limited edition releases made available during November of that year. This World Wi

Australia: Airmail 1931 | Australia in Space 2024 | Souvenir Covers 1970-1997 | Souvenirs Covers 1997+ | WWF 50 Years | Papua New Guinea: 1934 3½d Pink | 1952 6½d | 1952 7½d | 2/6 Lakatois | FDCs | Forgeries | Hutt PNCs | Japan | Leaflets | OS Lakatois | Overprints | Peter & Horse | Philatelic Bureau | PSEs/PSPs/Aerogrammes | Rare | Revenue & Postage Due | Souvenir Covers | From stamps on letters to coins in pockets In the 388th edition of the Australia Post Stamp Bulletin , released on 2 March 2024, two versions of a new cover were announced in association with the release of a one dollar coin by the Australian Mint, Canberra, on 1 January 2024. The theme of both cover and coin was Out of this World - Australia in Space . One of the covers (illustrated above) featured an image of Australia from a satellite in space. The coin (illustrated below) featured an astronaut on a space walk. Out of this World - Australia in Space $1 coin, Aus