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| GENERAL | |
| Where can I buy my Commonwealth Games stamps and coins? | Orders can be placed via mail order by calling 1800 331 794 (within Aust. only) or from participating Australia Post outlets.
International customers can go online to www.auspost.com.au/stamps to place an order. |
| What are instant stamps? | "Instant" stamps are so called because they are printed very quickly and are available at selected outlets within 24 hours of a Gold Medal win. An instant stamp will be produced by Australia Post to
commemorate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and each Australian Gold
Medal win at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Instant stamps will
be available in sheetlets of five or 10 stamps and will comprise four
different sheetlet releases culminating in a “Most Memorable Moment”
sheetlet that will feature the outstanding Australian moment of the Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Games.
15 March 2006 – Opening Ceremony (five x 50c stamps available from 16 March 2006) |
| Will there be a separate Australian Stamp Bulletin released for the Commonwealth Games? | No, most of the Commonwealth Games products will be featured in the May issue of the Australian Stamp Bulletin. |
| Which stamps will the Commonwealth Games Collection include? | The Commonwealth Games Collection will be presented as a beautifully bound book and will feature all of the sheetlets issued under the "instant" stamp program including, Australian Champions (Gold Medal winners), Most Memorable Moment and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. In addition, the Collection will feature all of the commemorative stamps issued for the Commonwealth Games and the 2005 Queen's Birthday stamp which featured the Commonwealth Games Logo on it. |
| INSTANT STAMPS | |
| Can I buy just one instant stamp? | Stamps issued as part of the instant stamp program will only be available in sheetlets of five or 10. |
| When will my Post Office get its stock of instant stamps? | Major Melbourne metropolitan outlets will have stock within 24 hours of a Gold Medal win (including Showcase). Most other outlets should have stock available within two days but please check with your local Australia Post outlet. |
| What are "filler" stamps and how will they be used? | There will be three stamps issued as part of the instant stamp program that will be used to complete sheetlets of five or 10 stamps when less than that number of Gold Medals are won on any one day. The three "filler" stamps are titled Humanity, Equality and Destiny. The first day a "filler" stamp appears will represent that stamp's first day of issue. |
| Will the instant stamps be in the 2006 Collection of Australian Stamps? | Stamp sheetlets issued as part of the instant stamp program will not be included in the 2006 Collection of Australian stamps. Australia Post will be producing a special commemorative Commonwealth Games Collection featuring all the stamps issued as part of the instant stamp program. |
| Can I purchase instant stamps at the end of the Games? | Yes, sheetlets of instant stamps will remain on sale from Australia Post for several months after the Games have concluded. |
| POSTMARKING | |
| What postmarks can I get on my Gold Medallist covers if I send them into the Australian Philatelic Bureau? | Postmarks commemorating the Commonwealth Games are only available from the following outlets: Sydney NSW 2000 Parramatta NSW 2150 Newcastle NSW 2300 Chatswood NSW 2067 Canberra ACT 2600 Brisbane QLD 4000 Pacific Fair QLD 4218 Maroochydore QLD 4558 Adelaide SA 5000 Hobart TAS 7000 National Philatelic Centre VIC 3000 Melbourne VIC 3000 The Glen, Glen Waverley VIC 3150 Geelong VIC 3220 Perth WA 6000 |
| Can I make my own covers and have them postmarked? | Yes, covers can be sent to the Australian Philatelic Bureau, PO Box 4000, Ferntree Gully, VIC 3156 for postmarking. |
| How soon after the Games am I able to send in my private covers to be postmarked by the Philatelic Bureau? | We ask that you send your private covers in for postmarking as soon as possible and include a $5 payment for postage and handling. There may be some delay in returning your covers as we expect a large number of postmarking requests. |
