AUSTRALIA - VST Australia Pocket 2009 Published by Victoria Stamp Traders. 189pp. Colour. English Inc miniature sheets, booklets, Australian Antarctic Territory Philatelic Exporter review, courtesy of David Rennie (November 2009): This is a simplified list of all basic Australian stamps and miniature sheets from 1913 to the end of 2008, plus the Australian Antarctic Territory. Items issued in se-tenant form are also priced singly and in the issued block. Modern Booklets when issued as part of a commemorative or thematic set are included. Postage Dues are not included. No philatelic information is provided except for Date of Issue, and commemorative title or theme. Watermarks and perforations, self adhesive formats are not mentioned. It does include OS overprinted Officials, Frama labels (though these are priced only for the local letter rate face value at the time of issue). Prices up to decimalization are for mint, after decimalization for un-mounted mint, and for fine used throughout. Tick boxes are provided. Although it is nicely produced in lie-flat ring binding, the landscape 2-column page layout would benefit from using a larger point-size for the main text listings. Full colour throughout. An $A10 voucher is provided for use in local shops against the purchase of a "Lion" brand stockbook. |