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Australia Post Annual Stamp Year Books and Annual Stamp Collections – Executive and Deluxe Edition
Massive price discounts!
(Also NZ, PNG
and Great Britain)




Black leather covered "Executive"
book with brass corners

The standard "Deluxe" Book - every
year different cover

Annual PO Year Books - the PERFECT way to collect!
Buy at up to 50% discount off my normal low prices!
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Australia was
the first stamp issuing country in the world as far as I know to issue large
size annual year books. They started back in 1981.
These large
A4 (quarto) sized books contain all the Australian and AAT stamps issued in
that year, and are placed on sale at year end. Clear Mylar Hawid mounts are
already affixed to each page, so the stamps can be quickly and safely
inserted, leaving a beautiful and fascinating stamp product. Secondly the presentation of the stamps and the artwork and detail on the pages is an absolute credit to Australia Post. High gloss varnished paper, and double facing pages of info on EVERY stamp issue. Laden with photos and factual background information. For collectors with younger children or Grandchildren this is a goldmine for their education and general knowledge. The average Australian 12 year old sadly does NOT learn this stuff in school anymore it seems. Most would not have a clue who George Bass, Murray Rose, Alec Campbell, Edmund Barton, Jessie Vasey, Frederick McCubbin, Roden Cutler or Lawrence Hargraves were, or even who the British monarch was when Australia was founded. Sad but true. The same youngsters have no idea whatever what a Flannel Flower looks like, what year Western Australia was founded, what the 'Cutty Sark' was, where the 1988 Olympics were held, and when the Snowy Mountains Scheme commenced. This is our HISTORY here, and the schools simply do not teach it anymore it seems to me. The answers to ALL these questions and facts are contained in Year Books. Youngsters LIKE looking at these books as they are bright and colourful with lots of photographs. They absorb this knowledge like a sponge. Anything that can drag them away from Sega Play Stations, Nintendo games, mobile phone text messaging and internet music downloads is a PLUS. Folks often buy a set of these books from the birth year or a child or grandchild. They are an easy present to keep up to date with each year. As far as 'value for money' - you can't beat these - especially at my prices. Remember you are buying MINT STAMPS here - which is like buying cash in a way. Look at my prices - for many of the books you are buying them even now - over 20 years since issue at virtually the PO issue price, like the 1985 book - BEFORE my 27% discount! All the Mint stamps inside are postally valid - so you can use them on letters and parcels if you wish. How can you lose? And children aside, adults like buying the books, as not only are ALL the stamps in one place so you miss nothing, they are all in good condition, and stay that way. Unlike FDC or packs etc, you do not need to buy expensive albums to house them in. These are fully self-contained and ready to go the moment you buy them. The year books are compact and easy to store - a full set from 1981 fits neatly in a metre of bookshelf space. Or in a box in the garage or spare bedroom even. As they are in slipcases and plastic outers they are THE easiest stamp product to store where you have space. And if and when you sell them you have a saleable and readily traded entity. The "Leather" (Executive) books are VERY classy. All have been Black leather with brass corners since first issue in 1986, so they are a fully matched set. Covers are thickly padded and deeply gold inscribed on front and spine. Australia Post charges about $30 more for each one over the regular book, due to high cost of making leather covers, (the stamp contents are identical) and almost NO dealer has stock of older ones at any price from past 5 years. Many of the books of either type are scarce. The 1988 sold out WAY ahead of time as it was a popular "Bicentennial" gift for the general public to send to friends and relatives overseas. Most stamp collectors missed out, and hence the high price. My price is $A95 before any discounts yet the Seven Seas Stamps colour ASC market leading catalogue lists that book as $A210 retail. My price is well under HALF retail - before any discounts are deducted. The 2000 year book surprised everyone by having in it the Australia Sydney Olympic Gold Medal winner sheetlet of 16. NO other way could you obtain this sheetlet. Hence my $A120 price - that sheetlet alone retails for $100 in many shops. I have ALWAYS had the largest stock of year books in Sydney. I buy more estates than anyone else it seems, and also folks come to me when selling these books, as they know I will buy them. And I thus MUST sell as cheaply as I can, to MOVE all this stock or I will drown in it! Check my '30% Off' discount for 10 year runs ... these are GREAT prices as you can see. Get a massive '50% Off' for buying two runs! I'd rather make $3 a book profit and sell 10 or 20 at once, than $10 a book and sell just one book. That is where I differ from most dealers. Also you save a fortune on shipping with carton buys. 1 book costs exactly as much to mail as 20 book cartons within Sydney Metro for instance. You buy more - you pay less. You do the Maths on that. Which is why I am in business after 30 years, and most other dealers are not. ![]() |

![]() The 2003 "Deluxe" and the 2003 black leather "Executive" albums - content is identical in each. All Australia/NZ/GB Year albums come with classy matching hard slipcases/dustcovers. |
![]() Australia 2004 Year Book and matching slipcase. |
A typical page from year 2000 year book |
![]() A typical page from year 2000 year book |

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Typical exterior of each Australia Post year book. Each Australia Post book from 1981 book also has a matching coloured, hard slipcase to prevent dust and moisture entering the book. |
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Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years or country and take 10% off the prices on this page. Buy 10 or more books and deduct 15% off total price! Volume is my aim! (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.) |
All books on this page come in the matching hard storage slipcases, as sold by the issuing Post Offices.
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Australia Post Year Books/Annual Stamp Albums COMPLETE list - |
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Issue Price |
Year | Front cover Description |
"Deluxe" Year Book |
Executive
Leather (Always black colour, with brass corners ) |
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| $A23.00 | 1981 |
Brown |
$A30 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A25.00 | 1982 | Blue | $A35 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A26.00 | 1983 | Red | $A35 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A35.95 | 1984 | Black | $A45 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A33.95 | 1985 | Green | $A40 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A37.95 | 1986 | Blue | $A45 | $A70 (1st year sold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1988 | ''EXPO'' Black | $A90 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1987 | Maroon | $A60 | $A85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1988 | Bicentennial Collection | $A65 | 5 large stamp books, all in gold blocked,brown slipcase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A43.95 | 1988 | Grey | $A95 | $A150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A46.95 | 1989 | Orange/Pink | $A70 | $A90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A53.95 | 1990 | Red | $A65 | $A90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1990/1 | Collectors Book Green | **$A80 | Issued by Aust.Post for the Specialist Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A54.95 | 1991 | Ash Blue | $A70 | $A85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1991/2 | Collectors Book Green | **$A80 | Issued by Aust.Post for the Specialist Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A54.95 | 1992 | Olive | $A70 | $A90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A42.95 | 1992/3 | Collectors Book Green | **$A80 | Issued by Aust.Post for the Specialist Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A54.95 | 1993 | Orange | $A80 | $A95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A54.95 | 1994 | Green | $A85 | $A105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A54.95 | 1995 | Maroon | $A85 | $A110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A57.95 | 1996 | Teal | $A85 | $A115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A57.95 | 1997 | Blue | $A95 | $A115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A57.95 | 1998 | Purple | $A95 | $A150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A57.95 | 1999 | Green | $A110 | $A140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A87.50 | 2000 | Silver | $A120 | $A150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A69.95 | 2001 | Red | $A105 | $A150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A57.95 | 2002 | Blue/Grey | $A110 | $A160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A59.95 | 2003 | Gold/Orange | $A110 | $A160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A79.95 | 2004 | Dark Blue - Bridge | $A115 | $A165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A79.95 | 2005 |
Blue - Kookaburra |
$A115 | $A190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A94.95 | 2006 |
Pink Red - Flower |
$A125 | $A190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A79.50 | 2007 |
Charcoal Grey - Tree |
$A130 | $A190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A99.95 | 2008 |
Yellow - Hot Air Balloon |
$A140 | $A200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A99.95 | 2009 | Sepia - old style Postman | $A145 | $A200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A99.95 | 2010 * | Blue Kingfisher In Tree | $A150 | $A200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A99.95 | 2011 * | Pelican In Flight At Sunset | $A140 | $A200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $A109.95 | 2012 * | Black / Orange - Tiger's Face | $A150 | $A200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(** = These
'Specialist' books contain Frama labels, the expensive 'Across Town' labels,
Box Link stamp, strips of peel'n'stick coils with info separator labels on
them, booklets, and other highly sought specialist items etc. They are the
exact same size as Year Albums, and are in slipcases, and are all very
SCARCE as not many bought them.
ASC retail $245 in 2012.
SPECIAL -
all 3 Books
for $A200
- save $45! ) |
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* 2010 and 2011 and 2012 Albums. The production run of these years were cut back sharply over previous years. Certainly PO’s sold out very fast and could not get more. I have had a ton of orders for these, and few if any other dealers seem to have stock. |
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NOTE - "Leather" Annual albums cost a large PO premium - from 2005 onward they cost $35 more ex PO.
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Great Britain - ROYAL MAIL Stamp Year Books |
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| Year | SG Catalogue Value | SG Number | My Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | (SG £100) | PO1 | $A85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | (SG £80 ) | PO2 | $A70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | (SG £75 ) | PO3 | $A60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | (SG £40 ) | PO4 | $A40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | (SG £40 ) | PO5 | $A40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | (SG £42 ) | PO6 | $A40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | (SG £55 ) | PO7 | $A50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | (SG £60 ) | PO8 | $A50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | (SG £60 ) | PO9 | $A55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | (SG £65 ) | PO10 | $A55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | (SG £60 ) | PO11 | $A50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | (SG £65 ) | PO12 | $A55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | (SG £65 ) | PO13 | $A70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | (SG £60 ) | PO14 | $A70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | (SG £60 ) | PO15 | $A70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | (SG £60 ) | PO16 | $A70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | (SG £100) | PO17 | $A95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | (SG £100) | PO18 | $A110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain - Royal Mail Year Books, like Australian ones, come in a Deluxe hard slipcase,
that matches the hard cover front cover graphic design. They are beautiful looking books. |
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SPECIAL BULK OFFER ON GB YEAR BOOKS! Save $240!
The first 18 books - 1984 to 2001 inclusive. My normal CHEAP retail is $1,335. Which as always is MILES under Gibbons Cat as you can see. Save $240 at $895! One set only at this price - to clear this month! |
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| Papua & New Guinea Year Books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Brown | $A35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Green | $A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Teal Blue | $A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Indigo | $A50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Fawn | $A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Grey/Brown | $A60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PNG later years generally on hand.. please enquire |
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| 1984 | Blue | $A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Red | $A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Green | $A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Grey | $A70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Black | $A70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Wine | $A75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Blue-Green | $A85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | As Issued | $A95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | As Issued | $A100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | As Issued | $A110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZ later years usually on hand ... please enquire as to price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() The 2003 "Deluxe" and the 2003 black leather "Executive" albums - content is identical in each. All Australia/NZ/GB Year albums come with classy matching hard slipcases/dustcovers. |
![]() Australia 2004 Year Book and matching slipcase. |
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Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years or country and take 10% off the prices on this page. Buy 10 or more books and deduct 15% off total price! Volume is my aim! (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.) |
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Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years or country and take 10% off the prices on this page. Buy 10 or more books and deduct 15% off total price! Volume is my aim! (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.) |
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Australia Post Annual "Year Books" Black LEATHER "Executive" Edition complete - Book #1 to 2000 - $A415 under retail! The "Leather" (Executive) books are VERY classy. All have been Black genuine Leather covered, with brass corners, since the first issue in 1986, so they are a fully matched classy Black set. Covers are thickly padded and deeply gold inscribed on front and spine. Each book has a matching gold embossed heavy slipcase ….. see the main photo above - the 3 slipcases are standing at back. These keep dust and moisture OUT of your stamp albums and are ESSENTIAL in this climate. Australia Post charges $35 more for each Leather album over the regular Year Book, due to high cost of making leather covers etc. So retail is accordingly much higher - add that extra cost up over 15 books! Numbers produced are a small FRACTION of normal books, so re-sale value stays very strong. Sitting in a neat row on a lounge room bookshelf these look super classy - like a set of Law Books or Britannia's etc! They come out each year in same design, so you can readily keep up to date. The presentation of the stamps and the artwork and detail on the pages in these books is an absolute credit to Australia Post. High gloss varnished paper, and double facing pages of info on EVERY stamp issue. Laden with photos and factual background information. For collectors with younger children or Grandchildren this is a goldmine for their education and general knowledge. Or a family heirloom collection to keep up to date.
The 2000 regular Year Book surprised everyone by having in it,
the Australia Sydney Olympic Gold Medal winner sheetlet of 16.
You could obtain this sheet NO other way. That sheetlet alone
retails for $100 in many shops. The 1988
LEATHER book has
always been near impossible to source. This is a lovely collection of EVERY leather book issued from 1986 (Leather Book Number #1) to 2000. FIFTEEN matched books. A large wine carton FULL. My normal discount retail on these as you can see nearby is $A1,565. (All later books are in stock of course.) A superb gift idea perhaps for someone? To clear this Estate lot fast, out they go for $415 less than retail - a round figure per set of 15 - $A1,150 (Order as stock code 451WE) |
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IMPORTANT NOTE ... all my stamps - on this page or other pages are charged in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS at the $A prices shown. Where I have used a £Stg or $US price etc conversion in text on any offer at any time - that is to be treated as very APPROXIMATE as it may have been computed a while back. It was correct at that time, but $A exchange rates have been VERY volatile in recent times. Please use the spinning gold currency converter found on Home Page of my website to ascertain the current EXACT amount in your own currency according to today's mid-rate. Remember - I will always charge your credit card the $A sum shown for each lot, (plus shipping and insurance) and NOT the sum shown as rough approximation in a non-Australian currency. There are NO nasty
15% "Buyer's Commissions" or other such outrageous fees added to the
price YOU pay when you deal with Glen Stephens. A $1,000
Kangaroo stamp from me costs $1,000 plus shipping. You could bid
"$1,000" for the same Kangaroo stamp from an "Auction" house (who in
Sydney OFTEN owns the stamp themselves anyway!) and it might cost $1,000
plus 15% "Buyer Fee" plus 10% GST on that $1,150 = the "$1000" stamp is
now often invoiced at $1,265.
All depends on whether possibly saving $265 is important to you I guess.
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