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Australia Post Annual Stamp Year Books and Annual Stamp Collections – Executive and Deluxe Editions - EVERY year in stock -

no-one else Globally has them all.

Large Bulk-Buy price discounts!


 

 

Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years from Australia (except last 5 years of books)  and take 10% OFF the individual prices on this page.   Buy 10 or more books of any type, and deduct 15% off total price. Volume and turnover is my aim!  (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.)

 



 

Glen Stephens The Biggest Stamp Dealer in the Southern Hemisphere


 

 







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!

 

Australia was the FIRST country in the world as far as I know, to issue large size annual year books. They started way back in 1981.  Everyone copied them later!  They  are globally popular now.

These large A4 (“Quarto”) sized books contain all the Australian stamps issued in that year, and are placed on sale at year end.  Clear Mylar Hawid mounts are already neatly affixed to each page, so the stamps can be quickly and safely inserted, leaving a beautiful and fascinating stamp product.

For collecting modern issue stamps in the Australian climate these are THE best thing you can buy. Dust, humidity, moisture and insects just do NOT get into the stamps, I have found in my 37 years of buying and selling these books. If I buy an Estate lot where the early year books are stored along with stockbooks and albums, the stamps in the Year Books are mostly in perfect condition after 35 years, and many of the same issues stored right around them have toning/foxing/rust among them.

That is by far the most important point. The heavy SLIPCASES each of these comes supplied in, keeps out dust, and seems to largely keep out the humidity and moisture, that causes foxing. Year Books for the Australian climate are the perfect way to collect modern stamps.

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, Weary Dunlop, Frederick McCubbin, Roden Cutler, Don Bradman or Lawrence Hargraves were, or even who the British Monarch was when Australia was founded or during WW2.  Sad but true. Teenagers today have ZERO idea of these areas.  

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 etc. This is our HISTORY and HERITAGE here, and the schools simply do not teach it anymore it seems clear to me.

The answers to ALL these questions and facts are contained in Year Books. If the Education System does not bother to teach it any more, Grandparents and Parents can do their small bit to educate the next Generation.

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 for 15 minutes from iPhones and iPads, silly on-line games, cellphone text messaging, Facebook, and internet music downloads etc, is a PLUS.

Folks often buy a set of these books right from the birth year of a child or grandchild. They are then an easy present to keep up to date with each ensuing year.  THEN after 20 or 30 years, your gift has turned into an incredibly valuable ASSET they inherit.

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 30 years since issue, at virtually the PO issue price, like the 1985 book - BEFORE my 27% bulk-buy discount!  All the Mint stamps inside are postally valid in EVERY book - so you can use them on letters and parcels if you wish.  How can you lose?

And children aside, heaps of 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 neatly on a wardrobe shelf, the moment you buy them.

The Year Books are compact and easy to store - a full set from 1981 fits neatly in a metre or so of bookshelf space. Or store in a box in the garage or spare bedroom even.  As they are in protective slipcases, they are THE easiest stamp product to store, wherever you have space.  And if and when you sell them, you have a saleable and readily traded entity. “Cash”.

The "Leather" (Executive) books are VERY classy.  All have been Black Leather covers 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 and have matching black leather slipcases.  Australia Post charges about $30 more for each one over the regular book, due to high cost of making the genuine Leather covers, (the stamp contents are identical in each year) and almost NO dealer has stock of recent years at any price, from the past 5 years or so.

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 keen price is $A95 before any discounts, yet the Seven Seas Stamps colour “ASC” market leading catalogue lists that book as $A210 retail in 2017 Edition.  As you can see, 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 Winners” 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 PO Stamp Year Books in Australia.  I buy more Deceased 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!  Send a link to this page, to anyone you know with a few book gaps - tinyurl.com/AnnualPO

With me you are buying assured QUALITY.  I cannot overemphasise the importance of that.  For starters, 95% of the 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987 Books on the market are STUFFED.   MOST with inner and outer inside Covers foxed and rusty, and/or “sticky” outers, and not suitable for ANY collection.  I scrap 100s a year of those years alone for postage.  Buy off ebay or gumtree or “friends” who have just ONE of each, and you get their junk.  Kids that have taken them to “show and tell” school sessions, where the pages of books get grubby and stained and gooky etc.  

You pay the same $20 Registered post for a second or third grade copy, as for a good one, and then another $20 to mail the junk back for refund.  And waste an hour, and get raised blood pressure.  A mug’s game.  The average amateur seller cannot see or identify or recognise foxing or rusting - they are quite oblivious to it.  “MY books are SUPERB”.   Yeah, sure.  These folks see these books just ONCE in their lifetime.  I have seen them each day for 40 years!  An experienced dealer is NOT clueless.  I ONLY sell nice books.

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 $20 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.  One book costs exactly as much to mail, as a 22 book carton within Sydney general area.  You buy more - you pay less.  You do the Maths on that.  Which is why I am in business after 40 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
 

 

 

 

2014 Collection of Australian Stamps

 

 
 

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.

 



 

Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years from Australia (except last 5 years of books)  and take 10% OFF the individual prices on this page.   Buy 10 or more books of any type, and deduct 15% off total price. Volume and turnover 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.

Australia Post Year Books/Annual Stamp Albums COMPLETE list -
 

  Issue Price Issue Front "Deluxe" Book     "Executive" Leather  
  ex A. Post Year Cover (i.e. "normal" )    (Gold Blocked Covers)  
               
  $A23.00 1981

Brown

$A50       -  
  $A25.00 1982

Blue

$A80

 

    -

 

 

$A26.00

1983

Red

$A70

 

    -

 

 

$A35.95

1984

Black

$A55

 

    -

 

 

$A33.95

1985

Green

$A45

 

    -

 

  $A37.95 1986

Blue

$A60   $A95   (First year sold of Black "Leather")  
  $A42.95 1987

Maroon

$A100   $A130  
  $A42.95 1988***

EXPO'88 Logo - Black Cover

$A400  

Totally different EXPO88
cover+slipcase artwork
   

 

 

$A42.95

1988

Bicentennial
Collection

 $A65

 

5 large stamp books, all in Gold blocked hard brown slipcase

 

 

$A43.95

1988

Grey

$A95

 

$A150

 

 

$A46.95

1989

Orange/Pink

$A70

 

$A125

 

 

$A53.95

1990

Red

$A75

 

$A130

 

 

$A42.95

1990/1

Collectors' Yearbook
(Green Coloured)

**$A120

 

Issued by Australia Post for the Specialist Collector (See ** note below, for discount on all 3!)

 

 

$A54.95

1991

Ash Blue

$A75

 

$A130

 

 

$A42.95

1991/2

Collectors' Yearbook
(Green Coloured)

**$A120

 

Issued by Australia Post for the Specialist Collector (See ** note below, for discount on all 3!)

 

 

$A54.95

1992

Olive

$A75

 

$A130

 

 

$A42.95

1992/3

Collectors' Yearbook
(Green Coloured)

**$A135

 

Issued by Australia Post for the Specialist Collector (See ** note below, for discount on all 3!)

 

 

$A54.95

1993

Orange

$A80

 

$A140

 

 

$A54.95

1994

Green

$A85

 

$A150

 

 

$A54.95

1995

Maroon

$A85

 

$A150

 

 

$A57.95

1996

Teal

$A85

 

$A150

 

 

$A57.95

1997

Blue

$A95

 

$A170

 

 

$A57.95

1998

Purple

$A95

 

$A170

 

 

$A57.95

1999

Green

$A110

 

$A170

 

 

$A87.50

2000

Silver

$A120

 

$A185

 

 

$A69.95

2001

Red

$A115

 

$A160

 

 

$A57.95

2002

Blue/Grey

$A110

 

$A180

 

 

$A59.95

2003

Gold/Orange

$A110

 

$A180

 

 

$A79.95

2004

Dark Blue - Bridge

$A115

 

$A185

 

 

$A79.95

2005

Blue - Kookaburra

$A115

 

$A220 (“Leather” all now hand numbered annually)

 

 

$A94.95

2006

Pink Red - Flower

$A130

 

$A250  

 

 

$A79.50

2007

Charcoal Grey - Tree

$A135

 

$A255

 

 

$A99.95

2008

Hot Air Ballooning

$A160

 

$A255

 

 

$A99.95

2009

Sepia old style Postman

$A145

 

$A250

 

 

$A99.95

2010 *

Blue Kingfisher Bird

$A175

 

$A275

 

 

$A99.95

2011 *

Pelican Bird In Flight 

$A175

 

$A250

 

 

$A109.95

2012 *

Large Tiger's Face

$A175

 

$A250

 

 

$A109.95

2013 *

$10 Kangaroo stamp re-issue

$A185

 

$A250

 

 

$A109.95

2014 *

Green Kangaroo Paw

$A185

 

$A275

 

 

$A109.95

2015 *

Sepia Anzac Cove

$A199

 

$A299  
 

$A114.95

2016 *

Orange Queen Elizabeth

$A190

 

$A285

 
  $A109.95 2017 * White Cover Aboriginal Face $A185   $A275  
  $A109.95 2018 * Green Star Finch Birds $A240   $A295  
  $A109.95 2019 * Southern Cassowary Bird $A215   $A275  
  $A129.95 2020 * Gold & Black native blossom $A225 ****   $A299 ****  
  $A139.95 2021 * Sydney Bridge & Opera House $A185   $A250  
  $A109.95 2022 * Black and White Dog's Face $A160   $A225  
  $A129.95 2023 * Large Red Poppy Flower $A170   $A200  

 

**** Spectacular ERROR** stamp Block: MUH or FU - $A175:  The 2020 Australia Year Books I bought all had a very spectacular printing error in there - the entire word AUSTRALIA was clearly *MISSING* on one $1.10 stamp, as well as the issue year - see photo above.   A huge error in this modern era of computer checks.  NORMALLY the PO would simply swap them over for the corrected version, before placing them on sale.  However this year, for the first time ever, all the 2020 annual books did not have stamps loose as usual in a cello bag or Hagner, that you then placed in yourself.  They are now for each set, all printed on a page of gummed paper, with extra design all around them, and perforated within that A4/Quarto sized sheet.  Each page is like a huge A4 size Souvenir Sheet essentially!

 

So to swap these over by PO, would mean all the completed Year Books had to be destroyed, new pages for that error set printed, and then the entire book totally re-printed again, and that page newly bound in.  WEEKS of extra work.  As the error was not noticed until almost the on sale date, it was WAY too late for all that, as books are bought heavily each year as annual gifts, and in recent years, sell out very fast.  The CORRECT stamp wording was on course on stamps in all the PO packs, on FDC, and in usual mint form etc.  Tons more detail on these here - www.tinyurl.com/Glen1-21 - They got to $500 a book on ebay! MASSES of books will be broken up just to secure this error stamp, the ONLY way to source it, and the rest will sit on wardrobe shelves for decades, un-noticed by the regular buyers at POs. Making complete books scarcer than ever. Only 6,500 hand numbered copies were ever printed of the Executive Album of course. (Stock 583KW) - and they will be Sleepers.


Even single copies used of scruffy covers mailed the year after issue, are getting $160 - www.tinyurl.com/ArtError - Every book or block I sell has added free, the CORRECT MUH version of this $1.10 stamp included along with it, that I managed to source separately! I can supply just the "Country Name Missing" error Block 4 as shown above here, which was on front cover of "Stamp News". (and the normal correct $1.10 stamp) for $A175 MUH and/or central VFU - Stock 583KQ - please specify WHICH, or mint will be sent. MUH AND VFU blocks 4 are just $A325 (Stock 583KB) Or, the hand numbered by PO, LEATHER cover 2020 year book (only 6,500 hand numbered exist globally) for $A299 (Stock 583KW) or pristine unopened PO Deluxe album for $A225 (Stock 583KR).




 

 
  2010-2023 Albums.  The production run of these recent years was cut back VERY sharply over the previous annual numbers.  Certainly all PO's sold out VERY fast and could not get more.  I have had a ton of orders for these as so many missed out, and NO other dealers globally seem to have stock of them all - that is a FACT!   Licensed PO's do not like them now, as retail was controversially set up about $10 more than face in recent years, so scrapping old unsold ones for counter stock then made zero fiscal sense to LPO owners, so they often do not bother stocking them anymore.  Hence the stamp market scarcity!   “Catch 22”.  

  **These Deep Green 'Specialist' books trio contain Frama labels, the expensive “Across Town” labels, Box Link stamps, strips of peel'n'stick coils with info separator labels on them, booklets, and other highly sought specialist items etc. Most were broken down and ‘scrapped’ for postage. They are the exact same size and look, as the other Year Albums, and are in hard slipcases, and are all VERY SCARCE as not many bought them.   SPECIAL - all 3 Books for $A325  - save $50! (Stock 572HA)  

NOTE - "Leather" Annual albums cost a large PO premium - from 2005 onward they cost generally $35 more ex PO. 

 


** Important Note - from the 2005 albums, Australia Post dramatically reduced the number of albums produced.  Far too heavily it seems, and they sold out around Christmas.  The 2005 LEATHER album was for the first time hand numbered in GOLD script i.e.: "Number 5037 of a Limited Edition of 8,000" on front page.  Only 8,000 were produced - a tiny fraction of the earlier years.


Both versions of the 2005 albums contained a special Gold inscribed in margin sheetlet of 5 of Australian Parrots. The PO did NOT release that parrot sheetlet in ANY form via PO's or philatelic sales section - it was only available in the 2005 Year Books.  Retail of that quickly rose to $65 due to worldwide interest from bird collectors and specialists.  A large number of year books were busted down by dealers to remove this very desirable sheet, and those books will forever be off the market, increasing prices even more of already the far the lowest print books in history.


The 2006 and 2007 Leather Books (and all future ones) were also hand numbered to just
8,000 copies.  Indeed in 2020 this tightened to just 6,000 hand-numbered books, and price was now $A159.95 to buy.  Each 2006 book also included an exclusive Queen's Birthday MUH sheetlet of 4 - not obtainable ANY other way.  Dealers broke down many 2006 books to obtain this sheetlet.  Same with the 2007, which included a Botanic Gardens mini sheet not otherwise buyable. The 2008 contained a Beijing Gold Medallists sheetlet not obtainable any other way - retail $50 alone. And so on for each future year. These black leather books are HOT.  Numbered Limited Editions, with special sheets included.

 

 

*** Contents exactly same as the usual 1987 Annual PO Year Album, but with totally new 4 colour outer cover and matched slipcase, each with the bold colour splash Expo’88 logo on jet black gloss background - see photo below.  Very cool.  PO had a booth there, but these things cost a fortune decades back at $45, so they sold almost none, and visitors instead bought the very many far cheaper 37¢ Expo 88 FDC for 50¢  etc!  Postage then was 37¢, so the $43 cost of this slipcased book was $A130 in today’s buying power relativity in our era of $1 stamps now, so clearly almost none were sold, as casual Expo’88 visitor souvenirs!  The Philatelic Department Melbourne never advertised them, or even advised collectors they existed, hence the huge scarcity today.  One of Australia’s rarest official PO emissions for sure. Right up there with the 1970 Definitive Pack issued for EXPO 70 in Japan with Japanese translation inside - value today $2,500 of that, as again few sold due to high cost.  I see one only each few years, and can add you to waitlist - $A400 - order as Stock 682HC

 

 

IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES:  The debut brown 1981, being issue #1, had thin, flimsy, super glossy, cheap varnished board covers, and never were issued with a vinyl outer, so always are somewhat worse for wear after 40 years.  It scruffs and scratches and damages easily, and they did NOT have an outer vinyl cover when sold by PO.  The “Deluxe” 1984 and 1986 books had very strange outer covers, that had an oily content in the board, that generally “sweats” after 35 years.  I’ve handled many 100s of each.  They near ALWAYS are sticky/tacky, and shows fingerprints etc and often stick to other books.   And when left in outer plastic sleeves even more so, those often ‘sticking’ solid to them.  The years either side are all fine.  Near all are like that after 35 years, and my books are hand-selected, and are FAR better than most offered.  The clear trend these days is to store the books free of the outer plastics, that certainly were NOT meant for long term storage.  And they differed greatly in size, material, and appearance over the decades.  And in the case of the 1984 and 1986, clearly create the “oily” cover issues.  They look far better, and will last better, stored in the hard slipcases, without plastic outers.  Trust me!  Glen
 

 

 

The super scarce 1988 EXPO version and slipcase, which was sold only at the AP Pavilion $A400 (Stock 682HC)

 

Buy TEN year runs and save a HUGE 30% to 42% *OFF*!

 

Buy 1981-1990 together - 10 books for $A495  -  That's near 30% off my already low prices, and not much more than the same $$ price as they cost to buy from Australia Post - 40 years back!  (Stock code 451WC)

Buy 1991-2000 together - 10 books for $A635 -
That's about 30% off my already low prices of $905, and near issue price. (Stock code 451WD)

 

Buy 2001-2010 inclusive - 10 books - $A930 - My usual retail as can be seen above is $A1,455. SUPER discount well over 35% off my retail of this red hot era, at just $A930 - which is NEAR UNDER THE ACTUAL PO ISSUE COST! (Stock code 451WL)


Buy 20 years in one run - 20 books 1991 to 2010! 
Both lots above discounted even FURTHER!  This is over 42% off my normal discount prices above of $2,360!  Save a cool $1000!  A complete 'instant' collection (These will ship in one huge 20 kilo carton.) $A1,360 - (Stock code 451WZ)

And of course as for EVERYTHING on my site, Lay-By/Layaway is always fine - even via several monthly credit card debits.  Before you know it - the collection is yours!  These can be mailed ANYWHERE on the globe, and nice lightly-cancelled franking used as always.

 

 

 

2017 Australia Post “Deluxe” (= Standard ) Annual Stamp Collection, slipcased Album.

 

  2017 Australia Post “Executive” ( = Leather ) Annual Stamp Collection, slipcased Album. 

 
 

 

Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years from Australia (except last 5 years of books)  and take 10% OFF the individual prices on this page.   Buy 10 or more books of any type, and deduct 15% off total price. Volume and turnover is my aim!  (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.)

 

 

 

  

 

 

Superbly packaged “INTRODUCING
AUSTRALIA” Large Album

If you think your PO Book collection is complete you are WRONG
unless you have this 1989 album!

 

"INTRODUCING AUSTRALIA" - THE BEAUTY, WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE OF AUSTRALIA THROUGH STAMPS” -  Been about a DECADE since I had one of these in stock.  THE most lavish packaging of ANYTHING ever sold by AP in these hard bound formats.  EVER.  Contains a classy full colour, hard cover 60 page book, with hard cover slipcase - the same size and exterior look as a PO Year Book.

Then like found in a Year Book, there are a collection of MUH stamps on a Hagner from 1989 - Famous Australian Artists, Sport, Recreation, Performing Arts, Sheep and The Pastoral Era etc.  I've seen these “Introducing Australia” collections offered in the past by dealers for over $500.   I even see second hand damaged ones for over $1,000 -  tinyurl.com/IntroAust  They are REALLY scarce,  A HEAP more photos here  - tinyurl.com/IntAust 

The BASIC nucleus of it is a full colour, hard cover 60 page book, metallic lettered cover, with hard cover slipcase - the same size and look as a thick PO Year Book. This is all encased in a classy custom made hard thick outer box, also with the same classy metallic silver embossed printing, that opens up to protect it all and allows the book and Japanese booklet and stamps to be held safely.

There is also a 15 page book translating all the wording into Japanese.  Then rather like as in a Year Book, there are MUH stamps neatly stored on a Hagner from 1989 - Famous Australian Artists, Sport, Recreation, Performing Arts, Sheep and The Pastoral Era etc.

I've seen these books offered in the past by dealers for $450. They are REALLY scarce, and I have no idea where they were issued.  The Japanese language book inside is a pointer however!   The few books I have seen over the decades have the had the Japanese Language booklet tossed away as owners could not read it understandably.  BIG mistake!

Remember the first few of the early PO packs were issued with a JAPANESE translation in them too.  The Japanese insert Captain Cook pack is several $100 even today, and the Definitives Japanese insert issue is still ASC cat $3,000 today .... and neither are anywhere near as Glam as this one, indeed both are little B5 sized folders.  Full details on those here - tinyurl.com/glenoct17

Anyway ... be a long time until you see this one again, so if you THINK you have a full set of PO issued Albums, well you do NOT unless this one is added to the bookshelf!  (Order as stock code 451WF)

A bargain at just $A250 plus shipping. (Stock 451WF)

 

 

The Engraved Stamps Of The Commonwealth Of
Australia - price *Reduced* $A200 this month!

 

The quite magnificent official Australia Post produced coffee table book.  Compiled by Richard Breckon, the respected PO Archivist, and the PO Art Team.  Brass cornered, beautifully gold deeply embossed leatherette cover, gilt edged outer leaf edges, with matching marbled heavy slipcase.  Issued in a VERY limited Edition for “Australia 99”.   I am advised only a few 100 copies were ever made, and were a near instant sell-out, even at the very high issue price.  Three similar later books were issued - “Royalty” - 32 Die Proofs (Stock 428YR)  Blue book “Federation” - 30 Die Proofs (Stock 428YU) - those 2 are $A400 each, and the very rarest Green Book ”Transportation” - 32 Die Proofs (Stock 428YX - $A550) were also sold in even lower numbers - Or all 3 for $A1,200 or $US775, and save $A150. (Stock 428YZ for the three.)  Being quite recent, they almost NEVER come on the market - no-one wants to let them go!  HEAPS more pix here -  www.tinyurl.com/StampEngr

Semi opaque interleaved pages with designs printed on them.  On real heavyweight grade archival weight paper.  Varnished glazed paper for effect in parts. The photos here really do not begin to convey the lavishness and class of this book.  My guess is the book and slipcase cost well over $100 to make - 20 years back.  Shows masses of issued designs and superlative background info.  A4, similar in size to a Leather PO Year Book.  Also contains 28 different Official correct size recess printed, Intaglio DIE PROOFS in black from the original steel Master Dies.  From 1913 1d Engraved KGV, to 1965 Anzac.  Inc most early commems - like Harbour Bridge, Jubilee, Canberra, Hermes, Sturt, SesquiCentenary etc.  Also high value Definitives like the £1 Robes and Arms, 7/6d Cook &c.  All this at around $10 an official Die Proof, in a superb album!  And NONE obtainable any other way than via this book.

The Die Proofs sold separately would realise DOUBLE what the entire book is selling for here.  The KGV 1d Engraved, or £1 Robes could very easily bring $50 to $100 each on their own if sold separately as official PO issued Steel Die Proofs. 
ALL of these are now fully listed and pieced in the Brusden White ACSC catalogue - Cat $700 as loose proofs alone!  A magnificent book for ANY collector to own.  Words cannot describe the lavish production and contents and luxury "feel" .... EVERY person - dealer or collector - who has seen it here on the office desk picked it up, and said "WOW"!  Gary Watson's Prestige Philately got $437 for a book in a Public Auction.  They called them "without doubt the BEST product released by Australia Post in recent decades”.  Just bought 3 in an estate, and have reduced the price of last two by $200, from $495 to just $295 each!  Buy yourself a classy GIFT you'll always love handling and looking at: $A295 (Stock 428YT)

 

 

Australia Post, 2000 Olympics, Gold Medal Winners

Deluxe Album Set reduced $A40!  HALF retail!

 

45c - Ian Thorpe- winning the Men's Swimming 400m Freestyle

 

 

 
 

 

Australian athletes won 16 Gold Medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.  Australia issued a special decorative sheetlet of 10 stamps for EVERY medal winner.  In a world first, these stamps were on sale nationally the day AFTER each medal win!  See my three different front page 'Linn's Stamp News' stories on this remarkable world first – www.tinyurl.com/OlyStamp

Australia Post rushed out this special album, with all 16 Gold Medal Winner sheets inside, perfectly housed on #1 size Hagner sheets.  A LOT of dealers and collectors overlooked this official issue, as it did not receive much publicity at all.  As "Olympics" is a major thematic/topical worldwide, this will always be a key item. And it is of course an 100% OFFICIAL Australia Post Album.

The FACE value of the stamps inside alone was $A72 and retail of them is $A125 the set 16, and the album and Hagner sheets cost much extra. (Hagner sheets are $1.75 EACH retail.)  I bought a bunch of these as I had a hunch they'd be overlooked.

The 16 Hagners and Deluxe Album retail $50, so you get $125 retail of MUH Sheets 10 inside - making it $175 retail.  UNDER HALF Retail to clear - $A85 (Stock 563LX) (Or the 16 x MUH Mini Sheets, with no album etc - Under FACE at $A70! (Stock 563LY)

Cost for the whole deal illustrated above is just $A85  - reduced down from $A125!

Same offer for 2004 Athens Olympics - very similar set of 17 x $5 Gold Medal Winner Sheetlets of 10, on Hagners, Face $A85 in special album for $A100 (Stock 563LW) or the 17 MUH $5 sheetlets of 10, for $A90 (Stock 563LX)

Full Classy Red Album of MUH Sheets 10, 2008 Beijing Olympics (Cost $99 ex PO!) for $A95 (Stock Code 563LZ)

 


 

 

Australia Post Annual "Year Books" Black LEATHER "Executive"

Editions complete – Book #1, to 2000 -  22% off - *$A425 UNDER retail*! 

ONE set only at this price - these 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 leather set, in matching slipcases.  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 Books, due to the far higher cost of making leather covers etc in short runs.  So retail of each 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 loungeroom bookshelf these look super classy - like a set of Law Books or Encyclopedia Britannia etc!  They come out each year in exact 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 from many dealers.  The 1988 LEATHER book has always been near impossible to source etc.  Full retail list of ALL these superb books here - tinyurl.com/POalbums


I have ALWAYS had the largest stock of Year Books in Australia - true.  No other dealer comes ever close.  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 cash.  And I thus MUST on-sell them as cheaply as I can, to MOVE all this stock, or I will drown in it!  Bought this nice clean collection CHEAP today in an Estate, so OUT they go.  This is a lovely clean collection of EVERY Black Leather Year Book issued from 1986 (Leather Book Number #1) right up to the scarce 2000.  FIFTEEN matched leather books.  A large wine carton FULL.  

My normal discount retail on these 15 books, as you can see from link above, is $A2,175. (All the later year Leather Books are in stock of course.  I can do a similar bulk discount deal for 2001-2020 etc, or for any other single years you are missing - ask me for my rock bottom price!)  A superb gift idea perhaps for someone?  As always on pricier lots, happy to do a time payment or LayBy system etc - 4 monthly payments of around $380 and these are yours!  To clear this Estate lot fast, out they go for $425 UNDER my retail - a super bargain figure for this ONE discounted set of 15 - 22% off retail at just -  $A1,695 (Stock 451WX)

 

 


 

Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years from Australia (except last 5 years of books)  and take 10% OFF the individual prices on this page.   Buy 10 or more books of any type, and deduct 15% off total price. Volume and turnover is my aim!  (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.)


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.      
 

Year Book Discounts - buy 5 or more books from any mix of years from Australia (except last 5 years of books)  and take 10% OFF the individual prices on this page.   Buy 10 or more books of any type, and deduct 15% off total price. Volume and turnover is my aim!  (Subject to stock as always, but I doubt there will be any problems.)

 

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