Fishes of the Reef - Part 1
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Technical Details Issue date: 21 June 2010 Issue withdrawal date: tba FDI withdrawal date: 2 August 2010 Denominations: 1 x 5c, 4 x 60c Stamp design: Simone Sakinofsky Printer: McKellar Renown Printer (rolls): Pemara Paper: Tullis Russell Paper (s/a): B100 Paper (roll): 40080 WLK1 Printing process: Lithography Stamp size: 30mm x 25mm Perforations: 14 x 14.4 Sheet layout: Sheets of 50 National postmark: Fish Creek, VIC 3959 |
With the basic postage rate going to 60c, we have issued a new and colourful definitive issue titled Fishes of the Reef. This issue is in two parts with Part 2 issued on 28 June 2010, when the new postage rates become valid.
Australia's tropical and subtropical waters support an astounding range of marine life, particularly in the reef areas. The largest coral reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef spans more than 2,000 kilometres of our north-eastern coast. This area alone is home to an estimated 1,500 species of fishes, up to 8,000 species of molluscs and 360 species of corals. Fishes are an important part of reef ecology and the eight fish species in this stamp issue occupy the waters of Great Barrier Reef. Several are also found around reefs off northern and Western Australia.
