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Australia Post, formally the Australian Postal Corporation and also known as AusPost, is an Australian Government-owned corporation that provides postal services throughout Australia. Australia Post's head office is located on Swan Street in Richmond Victoria.
A block of four £2 "Roo" stamps showing the printer's imprint in the selvedge 1d King George V, used at Sydney in 1916. The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 had operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania ...
1840 1 May - United Kingdom issues the Penny Black and Two Pence Blue, the world's first postage stamps. 1840 6 May - The Penny Black and Two Pence Blue, world's first postage stamps, become valid for the pre-payment of postage. 1842 1 February City Despatch Post New York local post. 1843 1 March - Zürich issue their first stamps: Zürich 4 and 6.
Formed in June 1916, to care for the welfare of servicemen returning from World War I, the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) is Australia's largest ex-service organisation. There are 170,000 traditional and affiliate members. 2016 marks its centenary, and Australia Post is commemorating this important occasion with the release of ...
1921: During a 15-day period the Mishawaka post office dispatched a total of 8,250 parcels with a weight of 61,272 pounds. Over 30 tons in 15 days! Headlines in History 1921: Record for sending ...
Manual telephone, c. 1950. The phone and lines remained the property of the PMG. The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia.
U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
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