Royal Australian Navy 1911-2011

Marking the 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy this 'then and now' stamp issue features the Australian Navy's first flagship, battle cruiser HMAS Australia (I) and modern missile frigate HMAS Sydney (IV).

From settlement in 1788 to 1859, Australia depended on units detached from the Royal Navy based in Sydney to provide naval defence. In 1859, Australia was established as a separate British Naval Station and, until 1913, a squadron of the Royal Navy was maintained in Australian waters. This Australian unit was to be paid for and controlled by the Australian Commonwealth and was to be eventually manned by Australian personnel.

In 1909 discussions held between the British Admiralty and Australian government resulted in the establishment of an Australian Fleet Unit consisting of at least a battle cruiser, three second-class cruisers, six destroyers, three submarines and a number of auxiliaries. The first units of this Navy, the destroyers HMA Yarra and Parramatta, reached Australian waters in November 1910 and in the following year on 10 July 1911, His Majesty King George V granted the title of "Royal Australian Navy" to the Commonwealth Naval Forces. On the 4 October 1913, the Australian Fleet entered Sydney Harbour for the fi rst time and in October of the same year formal control of these units passed to the Commonwealth Naval Board, thus ending direct Imperial control.

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INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier special cover

Special cover for INS Vikramaditya,indian navy new aircraft carrier ex Admiral Gorshkov class Russian Aircraft carrier on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the ship launching.

I was surprise to see the cover has a stamp released on 1st November 1953 depicting telegraph poles and canceled Garden Island 17 Sydney New South Wales Australia.

History of  INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier :

INS Vikramaditya is the new name for the former Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which has been procured by India, and is estimated to enter service in the Indian Navy after 2012.

"Vikramāditya" is Sanskrit for "Brave as the Sun" and was the title of some of the most famous kings in Indian history, such as the Vikramaditya of Ujjain, famed as a noble ruler and a mighty warrior. It is also a title that was used by the Indian king Chandragupta II who ruled between 375-413/15 AD.

The Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier built in 1978-1982 at Black Sea Shipyard, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The ship is presently being extensively refitted at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is projected to replace India's only currently serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat.

Source: wikipedia

Australia: HMAS Bungaree

History :

HMAS Bungaree was an auxiliary minelayer of Royal Australian Navy (RAN), serving during World War II. The ship was built as a cargo vessel for the Adelaide Steamship Company by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Dundee, and launched in 1937. The ship operated in Australian waters and was requisitioned by the RAN in October 1940. Decommissioned on 7 August 1946 and returned to her owners on 5 November 1947, she was sold in 1957 and renamed Dampier. She was then sold in 1960 and renamed Eastern Mariner and while operating in South Vietnamese waters she struck a mine on the Saigon River and was sunk on 26 May 1966.

If anybody has this for sale or exchange let me know.

Premier's Flood Relief Appeal -Charity Stamp Australia

Did you know that Australia Post has released it’s first ever charity stamps! 

Yes they have.

Australia Post has released a set of stamps featuring graphic pictures of the Queensland floods.

Featuring five images from the Queensland floods, the 60 cent stamps will be available in a sheet of 10 that will be sold for $8, with $2 from the sale of each sheet to be donated to the Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal.

Australia Post has printed an initial run of 250,000 Charity Stamp sheets but will print as many stamps as required to meet demand said Australia Post Managing Director and CEO Ahmed Fahour.

Mr Fahour said Australia Post hopes the initiative will generate substantial additional support from around the nation for the Premier's Appeal and importantly maintain awareness of the plight of so many Queenslanders over coming months.

The Premier's Flood Relief Appeal is an endorsed DGR on the Register of Cultural Organisations under Subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for a public fund it operates. The fund's name is the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. Donations to this fund of $2 or more are tax deductible. 

Technical details

Issue date: 27 January 2011
Issue withdrawal date: tba

Denominations: 5 x 60c
Stamp design: Lynette Traynor
Sheetlet design: Simone Sakinovsky
Printer: Pemara
Paper: Avery Dennison WLK1 B100 Self Adhesive Stamp Paper
Printing process: Flexographic
Stamp size: 23mm x 37.5mm
Sheetlet size:
Perforations: Simulated perf shape
Sheet layout: Self-adhesive sheetlet of 10 stamps
National postmark: GPO Brisbane, QLD 4000

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HMAS AE 1 Submarine 2006 cover

Special cover to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1 Submarine & crew of the coast of Papua New Guinea on 14th September 1914. Cover cancel Garden Island on 14th September 2006.

HMAS AE1 (originally known as just AE1) was an E-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was the first submarine to serve in the RAN, and was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, on 14 September 1914, after less than seven months in service. The wreck of the submarine has never been found.

Would love to get my hands on the FDC. 

HMAS Acute Patrol Boat P 81

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HMAS Acute special cover for the ship 40th anniversary of commission Cover cancel Garden Island on 24 April 2008

HMAS Acute (P 81) was an Attack class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, launched on 26 August 1967, and commissioned on 26 April 1968.

HMAS Acute was predominantly used for training of RAN Reserve personnel at Fremantle, Western Australia. Whilst on a training cruise in May 1983, Acute apprehended two Taiwanese fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing. This was the first such operation involving RANR personnel.

Acute paid off on 6 May 1983. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Silea .

Would love to get my hands on the FDC.