Australia

Date of Issue	SG Cat No.	Description
01/01/2000	SG 1922-46	Millennium, Faces of Australia, block of 25x45c
25/01/2000	SG 1947-50	Australian Legends, The Last Anzacs, 4x45c normal gum
25/01/2000	SG 1951-54	Australian Legends, The Last Anzacs, 4x45c self adhesive
24/02/2000	SG 1955-9	Arts Festivals, 5x45c
23/03/2000	SG 1960-4	Gardens, 5x45c normal gum
23/03/2000	SG 1965-9	Gardens, 5x45c self adhesive
2000	Uncatalogued	Bangkok 2000 Exhibition, Small Pond Life MS from 1999 (SG MS1913) with overprint
13/04/2000	SG 1970	Queen's birthday, 45c picture of Queen in blue dress
18/04/2000	SG 1971	50th anniversary of Korean War, 45c medals and Korean landscape
11/05/2000	SG 1972-6	Nature & Nation, 5x45c Daisy/Australia & globe/Kangaroo & Flag/Sand Sea Sky/Rainforest
13/04/2000	SG 1977-80 & MS1981	Centenary of Commonwealth of Australia, 4v & MS of all 4
2000	Uncatalogued	Stamp Show 2000, Centenary of Commonwealth MS (SG MS1981) with overprint
20/06/2000	SG 1982-9	International Mail Stamps, views of Australia (1st series), 8v
03/07/2000	SG 1990-4	2000 Paralympic Games, 5x45c Paralympic athletes, ordinary gum
03/07/2000	SG 1995-6	2000 Paralympic Games, 2x45c Paralympic athletes, self-adhesive from coil
03/07/2000	SG 1997-9	2000 Paralympic Games, 3x45c Paralympic athletes, perf 11½ self-adhesive from booklet
24/07/2000	SG 2000-4	Centenary of award of first Victorian Cross to an Australian, 5x45c
17/08/2000	SG 2005-14	2000 Olympic Games (2nd issue), 10v sports, ordinary gum
17/08/2000	SG 2015-24	2000 Olympic Games (2nd issue), 10v sports, self-adhesive
Sept 2000	SG 2024a	International mail - $1 Koala (SG 1901) overprinted with international post sidebar
15/09/2000	SG 2025-6	Passing of Olympic flag from Sydney to Athens, 2v flag and other Olympic symbols
Sept-Oct 2000	SG 2027A-2042A	Olympic Gold Medal winners, 16v both litho and digital print versions
03/10/2000	SG 2043-8 & MS2049	Stamp Collecting Month, 6x45c space & MS of all 6
03/10/2000	SG 2050-51	Stamp Collecting Month, 2x45c space, self-adhesive (booklet and coil)
10/10/2000	SG 2052	2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony, 45c Cathy Freeman with torch
18/10/2000	SG 2053-4	2000 Paralympic Games (2nd issue), 2x45c, athlete with torch/logo
31/10/2000	SG 2055	Siobhan Paton, Paralympian of the Year, 45c
01/11/2000	SG 2056-7 & MS2058	Christmas, 2v scenes from Silent Night (normal gum) & MS of both
01/11/2000	SG 2059	Christmas, 40c scene from Silent Night (self-adhesive)
01/11/2000	SG 2060	Christmas, 80c International Mail, Byron Bay & "Season's Greetings"
2000	Uncatalogued	Olympic Gold Medal Winners, MS of 16x45c issued only in 2000 Year Books

Millennium - Faces of Australia, 25 stamps

SG 1922 - 45c Nicholle & Meghan Triandis

SG 1923 - 45c David Willis

SG 1924 - 45c Natasha Bramley

SG 1925 - 45c Cyril Watson

SG 1926 - 45c Mollie Dowdall

SG 1927 - 45c Robin Dicks

SG 1928 - 45c Mary Symons

SG 1929 - 45c Peta & Samantha Nieuwerth

SG 1930 - 45c John Matthews

SG 1931 - 45c Edith Dizon-Fitzsimmons

SG 1932 - 45c Philippa Weir

SG 1933 - 45c John Thurgar

SG 1934 - 45c Miguel Alonza

SG 1935 - 45c Rachel Thomson

SG 1936 - 45c Necip Akarsu

SG 1937 - 45c Justin Allen

SG 1938 - 45c Wadad Dennaoui

SG 1939 - 45c Jack Laity

SG 1940 - 45c Kelsey Stubbin

SG 1941 - 45c Gianna Rossi

SG 1942 - 45c Paris Hansch

SG 1943 - 45c Donald George Whatham

SG 1944 - 45c Stacey Coull

SG 1945 - 45c Alex Payne

SG 1946 - 45c John Lodge

Australian Legends, The Last Anzacs, block of 4x45c se-tenant stamps, normal gum

SG 1947 - 45c Walter Parker

SG 1948 - 45c Roy Langmore

SG 1949 - 45c Alec Campbell

SG 1950 - 45c 1914-15 Star

Australian Legends, The Last Anzacs, 4 different stamps in a booklet of 10 stamps, self-adhesive

SG 1951 - 45c Walter Parker

SG 1952 - 45c Roy Langmore

SG 1953 - 45c Alec Campbell

SG 1954 - 45c 1914-15 Star

Arts Festivals, 5x45c stamps

SG 1955 - 45c Perth Festival, Scenes from Cloudstreet

SG 1956 - 45c Adelaide Festival, Belgian dancers from Rosas Company

SG 1957 - 45c Sydney Festival, "Guardian Angel" (Scripture) and Dancer

SG 1958 - 45c Melbourne Festival, Musician and Balinese Dancer

SG 1959 - 45c Brisbane Festival, Members of Vusa Dance Company of South Africa

Gardens, 5x45c stamps with normal gum

SG 1960 - 45c Coast Banksia, False Sasparilla & Swamp Bloodwood

SG 1961 - 45c Eastern Spinebill on Swamp Bottlebrush in foreground

SG 1962 - 45c Border of Cannas

SG 1963 - 45c Roses, lane and ornamental bridge

SG 1964 - 45c Hibiscus with bandstand in background

Gardens, 5 different stamps in a booklet of 10 stamps, self-adhesive

SG 1965 - 45c Coast Banksia, False Sasparilla & Swamp Bloodwood

SG 1966 - 45c Eastern Spinebill on Swamp Bottlebrush in foreground

SG 1967 - 45c Border of Cannas

SG 1968 - 45c Roses, lane and ornamental bridge

SG 1969 - 45c Hibiscus with bandstand in background

Bangkok 2000 Exhibition - 1 Miniature Sheet 166x73mm

SG MS1913var - 1999 Small Pond Life MS with overprint for Bangkok 2000

Queen's Birthday, 1 stamp

SG 1970 - 45c Picture of Queen in blue dress

50th anniversary of Korean War

SG 1971 - 45c Medals and Korean landscape

Nature and Nation, 5x45c stamps

SG 1972 - 45c Daisy

SG 1973 - 45c Australia and globe

SG 1974 - 45c Red Kangaroo and flag

SG 1975 - 45c Sand, sea and sky

SG 1976 - 45c Rainforest

Centenary of the Commonwealth of Australia, 4 stamps (2 se-tenant pairs)

SG 1977 - 45c Taking the vote

SG 1978 - 45c Waiting for the results

SG 1979 - $1.50 The fair new nation

SG 1980 - $1.50 Queen Victoria

There is also an accompanying Miniature Sheet for this issue which I don't yet have.

International Post Stamps, Australian Landscapes, 9 stamps

SG 1982 - 50c Sydney Opera House

SG 1983 - $1 Nandroya Falls, Queensland

SG 1984 - $1.50 Sydney Harbour Bridge

SG 1985 - $2 Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

SG 1986 - $3 The Pinnacles, Western Australia

SG 1987 - $4.50 Flinders Ranges, South Australia

SG 1988 - $5 Twelve Apostles, Victoria

SG 1989 - $10 Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory

2000 Paralympic Games, 5 stamps from counter sheets, normal gum

SG 1990 - 45c Wheelchair Tennis

SG 1991 - 45c Amputee Sprinter

SG 1992 - 49c Wheelchair Basketball

SG 1993 - 49c Blind Cycling

SG 1994 - 49c Amputee Shot Putt

(Note, neither of my se-tenant strips are in catalogue order)

2000 Paralympic Games, 3 different stamps in a booklet of 10 stamps, perf 11½, self-adhesive

SG 1997 - 49c Wheelchair Basketball

SG 1998 - 49c Blind Cycling

SG 1999 - 49c Amputee Shot Putt

This booklet also exists with the stamps perf 11½x11 from the "one koala" reprint, but that was not issued until January 2001 so is outside the scope of this collection.

Centenary of first award of the Victoria Cross to an Australian, se-tenant strip of 5x45c stamps

SG 2000 - 45c Sir Neville Howse

SG 2001 - 45c Sir Roden Cutler

SG 2002 - 45c Victoria Cross

SG 2003 - 45c Edward Kenna

SG 2004 - 45c Keith Payne

2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, 2nd issue, block of 10 stamps with normal gum

SG 2005 - 45c Water Polo

SG 2006 - 45c Hockey

SG 2007 - 45c Swimming

SG 2008 - 45c Basketball

SG 2009 - 45c Cycling

SG 2010 - 45c Equestrianism

SG 2011 - 45c Tennis

SG 2012 - 45c Rhythmic Gymnastics

SG 2013 - 45c Athletics

SG 2014 - 45c Rowing

2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, 2nd issue, booklet of 10 stamps, self-adhesive

SG 2015 - 45c Swimming

SG 2016 - 45c Gymnastics

SG 2017 - 45c Basketball

SG 2018 - 45c Cycling

SG 2019 - 45c Athletics

SG 2020 - 45c Rowing

SG 2021 - 45c Water Polo

SG 2022 - 45c Hockey

SG 2023 - 45c Equestrianism

SG 2024 - 45c Tennis

International Mail (Emergency Issue), 1 stamp

SG 2024a - $1 Koala (SG 1901) overprinted with international post sidebar

Handover of Olympic flag from Sydney to Athens, 2 stamps

SG 2025 - 45c Flame, Olympic flag and Parthenon

SG 2026 - $1.50 Flame, Olympic flag and Sydney Opera House

SG 2027B - 45c Ian Thorpe

SG 2028B - 45c Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

SG 2029A - 45c Michael Diamond

SG 2030A - 45c Three Day Event Team

SG 2031B - 45c Susie O'Neill

SG 2032B - 45c Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

SG 2033A - 45c Simon Fairweather

SG 2034A - 45c Men's Madison - Brett Aitken & Scott McGrory

SG 2035B - 45c Grant Hackett

SG 2036B - 45c Women's Water Polo

SG 2037B - 45c Women's Beach Volleyball - Natalie Cook & Kerri Potharst

SG 2038B - 45c Cathy Freeman

SG 2039B - 45c Lauren Burns

SG 2040B - 45c Women's Hockey

SG 2041B - 45c Women's 470 Sailing - Jenny Armstrong & Belinda Stowell

SG 2042B - 45c Men's 470 Sailing - Tom King & Mark Turnbull

"Instant" sheetlets of 10 stamps were produced for each Australian gold medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics by digital printing. The sheets produced for sale in different states had different pictorial codes in the bottom right hand corner. The ones from New South Wales were identified by a small red platypus. Other versions available were Victoria (Possum), South Australia (Wallaby), Western Australia (Black Swan), ACT (Kookaburra) and Queensland (Koala). Later printings were done centrally by offset litho, and had a stylised map of Australia in the corner. I have a mixture of the digital ("A") prints and litho ("B") prints.

Stamp Collecting Month - Exploration of Mars, 6 stamps with normal gum

SG 2043 - 45c Martian Terrain

SG 2044 - 45c Astronaut Using Thrusters

SG 2045 - 45c Spacecraft

SG 2046 - 45c Flight Crew

SG 2047 - 45c Launch site

SG 2048 - 45c Robots on Kelp Net

Stamp Collecting Month - 1 Miniature Sheet containing the 6 stamps from the above issue.

Stamp Collecting Month - Exploration of Mars, 2 different stamps in booklet of 10, self-adhesive

SG 2050 - 45c Martian Terrain

SG 2051 - 45c Astronaut Using Thrusters

These two stamps were also issued in coil format

SG 2050 - 45c Martian Terrain

SG 2051 - 45c Astronaut Using Thrusters

2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, 1 stamp

SG 2052 - 45c Cathy Freeman holding Olympic torch

I also have this stamp in a sheetlet of 10. This is the "one koala" reprint

2000 Paralympic Games, 2nd issue, 2 stamps

SG 2053 - 45c Athlete holding torch

SG 2054 - 45c Paralympic Games Logo

Paralympian Of The Year, 1 stamp

SG 2055 - 45c Siobhan Paton

Christmas, Scenes from "Silent Night", 2 stamps normal gum

SG 2056 - 40c Sleep In Heavenly Peace

SG 2057 - 45c All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Christmas, Scenes from "Silent Night", 1 stamp in self-adhesive booklet of 20

This booklet when unfolded is too big for my scanner, these images are part-folded.

SG 2058 - 40c Sleep In Heavenly Peace

Christmas, Scenes from "Silent Night", Miniature Sheet

SG MS2059 - 40c and 45c as SG2056-57

Christmas International Mail, 1 stamp

SG 2060 - 50c Byron Bay, New South Wales and "Season's Greetings"

Australia Gold Medal Winners Composite Sheet

Gold Medallists, 1 sheet

Not Catalogued. A composite sheet with one of each of the 16 gold medal winners' stamps, plus an example of the Opening Ceremony stamp, was included in the 2000 Australia Post yearbook.


The Olympic Games Stamps Souvenir contained some Olympic stamps issued in 1999, two of the International stamps and the Olympic Sports stamps from 17th August	The "Handover" issue was a joint issue with Greece, and a pack was released with the stamps from both countries.

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