Set of The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamps
This set of stamps contains the two stamps from The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp issue.
Overview
On 21 April 2020, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 94th birthday.
The domestic-rate stamp in this year’s annual Queen’s Birthday stamp issue presents Her Majesty during the 1970 royal tour of Australia, it being 50 years since this event. The Queen was accompanied on the five-week tour by their Royal Highnesses Prince Philip, Prince Charles (for part of the visit) and Princess Anne; it was the first occasion on which Charles and Anne were part of the visiting royal party. The royals were greeted by enthusiastic crowds as they travelled through New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
On the international-rate stamp is a more recent photograph of Her Majesty, taken at Royal Ascot, an annual five-day horseracing event at Ascot Racecourse and one of the most prestigious events in the racing world. Each day of the event begins with the Royal Procession, when the Queen and accompanying members of the royal family arrive along the track in horse-drawn carriages.
Technical specifications
| Issue date | 7-April-2020 |
| Issue withdrawal date | 31-October-2020 |
| Denomination | $1.10 x 1, $3.20 x 1 |
| Stamp design | Jo Muré, Australia Post Design Studio |
| Product design | Jo Muré, Australia Post Design Studio |
| Paper: gummed | Tullis Russell |
| Paper - self-adhesive | Securepost MC90 |
| Printer | EGO |
| Printing process | Offset lithography |
| Stamp size (mm) | 26 x 37.5 |
| Minisheet size (mm) | 130 x 80 |
| Perforations | 14.6 x 13.86 |
| Sheet layout | Modules of 50 |
| FDI postmark | Elizabeth SA 5112 |
| FDI withdrawal date | 6-May-2020 |
Stamps in this issue
1970 Royal Visit
This stamp shows the Queen descending the steps of the Sydney Town Hall, in May 1970. She is wearing a fine wool crepe dress designed by Norman Hartnell, with a silk-covered straw hat by Simone Mirman.
The stamp photograph is from Hulton Archive/Stringer/Getty Images.
2019 Royal Ascot
This design shows the Queen on day three, Ladies Day, at Royal Ascot, on 20 June 2019.
The stamp photograph is by Max Mumby, via Indigo/Getty Images.
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The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp pack
The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp pack contains the two stamps and minisheet from the stamp issue presented in high quality folder.
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The Queen’s Birthday 2020 minisheet
The Queen’s Birthday 2020 minisheet consists of the two stamps from the issue incorporated into a miniature stamp sheet.
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The Queen’s Birthday 2020 maxicard set
This maxicard set contains the two maxicards from The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp issue.
Additional products:
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The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp and medallion cover
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Sheetlet of 5 x $3.20 The Queen’s Birthday 2020 international stamps
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Chequebook of 20 x 5 x $3.20 The Queen’s Birthday 2020 international stamps
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Gutter strip 10 x $1.10 The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamps
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Gutter strip 10 x $3.20 The Queen’s Birthday 2020 international stamps
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Pictorial envelope for The Queen’s Birthday 2020 stamp issue
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First day The Queen’s Birthday 2020 gummed stamps cover
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First day The Queen’s Birthday 2020 minisheet cover
This content was produced at the time of the stamp issue release date and will not be updated.
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