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Australia Post, formally known as the Australian Postal Corporation, is a Commonwealth government-owned corporation that provides postal services throughout Australia. Australia Post's head office is located on Bourke Street , Melbourne , above the Bourke Street Post Office.
On 26 December 2013, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to 70c. On 4 January 2016, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to $1.00.
1928 postal stationery registered envelope uprated with stamp to pay the rate to Berlin. This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia. encompassing some history of the Australian colonies and the main stamp issues that followed the takeover of the colonies as well as later issues and also an precis of the external territories.
History of Australia Post stamps. First commemorative stamp in Australia (1927) Before the formation of Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901, each state of Australia issued separate postage stamps through colonial mail systems. After the federation in 1901, the mail systems merged and formed the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG ...
Postcodes in Australia have four digits and are placed at the end of the Australian address, before the country. Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department and are now managed by Australia Post, Australia's national postal service. Postcodes are published in booklets available from post offices or ...
StarTrack Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter. StarTrack was founded in 1974, as Multigroup Distribution Services in Dee Why, Sydney by Greg Poche. [1] [2] In 1982, the name Discount Freight Express was adopted and renamed StarTrack Express in 2001. [3] The company currently has over 55 depots and agents nationally with their head office located in ...
Roadside Mail Box. A Roadside Mail Box or RMB [1] is an artificial address that is created by Australia Post to deliver mail to a rural or remote location. The RMB address allows a sender or recipient of mail to succinctly specify the mail's destination. Without the RMB system, many intended destinations would otherwise be specifiable only by a ...
Australian Legends. The Australian Legends is an annual series of commemorative postage stamps issued by Australia Post since 1997. [1] The stamps commemorate living Australians who have made lifetime contributions to the development of the Commonwealth's national identity and character. [2] Prior to 1997, the only living persons who could ...