Australian Antarctic Territory Stamp New Issues.

Last updated October 2010.

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• 2001, May 17. Australians in the Antarctic.
  • 5c Penguins.
  • 5c Explorer.
  • 5c Ship.
  • 5c Three explorers.
  • 5c Two explorers.
  • 10c Radio operator.
  • 10c Airplane.
  • 10c Explorer.
  • 10c Group of explorers.
  • 10c Mountain and group of explorers.
  • 25c Explorers and flag.
  • 25c Helicopter and ground vehicle.
  • 25c Aurora.
  • 25c Scientist and weather balloon.
  • 25c Scientist with backpack.
  • 45c Ship and penguins.
  • 45c Two scientists.
  • 45c Scientist.
  • 45c Scientists and seal.
  • 45c View of the Earth.
    These 20 stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
• 2001, September 11. The World Wide Fund for Nature. Leopard Seals.
  • 45c Mother with pup on pack ice.
  • 45c Roaring bull on pack ice.
  • 45c Mother and pup at play underwater.
  • 45c Adult pursuing Adelie penguins underwater.
• 2002, July 2. Australian Antarctic Research.
  • 45c Huts, Davis Base Station.
  • 45c View of Casey Base Station.
  • 45c Birds, Macquarie Island Base Station.
  • 45c Penguin, Mawson Base Station.
• 2003, April 15. Antarctic Ships.
  • 50c "Kista Dan" (1953 - 1957).
  • 50c "Magga Dan" (1959 - 1961).
  • $1 "Thala Dan" (1957 - 1982).
  • $1.45 "Nella Dan" (1962 - 1987).
• 2004, February 13. 50th Anniversary of Mawson Station.
  • 50c Naming Ceremony.
  • 50c Contemporary view of Mawson Station.
  • $1 Living caravan with De Havilland Beaver aircraft, 1950s.
  • $1.45 Auster penguin rookery.
• 2005, September 6. Aviation in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
  • 50c Hughes 500 Helicopter.
  • 50c De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver.
  • $1 Pilatus PC-6 Porter.
  • $1.45 Douglas DC-3 / Dakota C-47.
• 2006, August 1. Fish of the Australian Antarctic Territory.
  • 50c Mackerel Icefish.
  • 50c Lanternfish.
  • $1 Eaton's Skate.
  • $1 Patagonian Toothfish.
• 2007, August 7. World Wide Fund for Nature. Royal Penguins.
  • 50c Group of penguins.
  • 50c Penguin.
  • $1 Two penguins, one with wings outstretched.
  • $1 Two penguins, one lying on ground.
• 2008, September 16. International Polar Year.
  • 55c Astronomy.
  • 55c Glaciology.
  • $1.10 Marine biology.
  • $1.10 Oceanography.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a minature sheet.
• 2009, January 8. Centenary of the first expedition to the South Magnetic Pole.
  • 55c Unloading the "Nimrod".
  • 55c Depositing provisions.
  • $1.10 Northern Party camp.
  • $1.10 Claiming the South Magnetic Pole.
• 2009, March 4. Poles and Glaciers.
  • 55c Snow petrel (Padodoma nivea).
  • $2.05 Jade iceberg.
    These two stamps were also issued, together, in a minature sheet.
• 2009, August 4. Species at Risk. Joint issue among Australian Territories.
  • 55c Subantarctic Fur Seal.
    This stamp was issued together with the stamps issued on the same date for Australia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Stamps of similar designs were also issued by Norfolk Island.
• 2010, October 26. Macquarie Island.
  • 60c Flower of Pleurophyllum hookeri.
  • 60c Southern Elephant Seal.
  • $1.20 Caroline Cove.
  • $1.20 Mawson Point Stacks.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a minature sheet.

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