Hydropower Project 

Hydropower Project
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Hydropower Project

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
885777
Area
Stamps
Title
Hydropower Project
Face value
45
Country / area
Australia
Year
1999
Month
08
Day
12
Issue group
1999 Hydropower project (self-adhesive)
Order Number in Issue
3
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Usage
Postage
Type
Coil stamp, Stamp
Theme / topic
Commemoration, Hydraulic engineering, Landscapes, Mountains, Snow, Tunnels, Water, Water balance, Water works
Geographical theme
Australia, Sydney, [Do not use - please empty]
Persons theme
Item subject
Eucumbene stuwdam (1959) en Tumut-2-Tailwater tunnel (Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.)
Michel number
1842
Yvert number
1761G
Scott number
1771
Stanley Gibbons number
1894
Renniks number
Designer/Engraver
Fragile Design, Oliver, Rodney
Printing office
SNP Ausprint Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia (1998-)
Perforation
S [Die-cut]
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Offset
Paper
Phosphorescent paper
Gum
Self-adhesive (Peel & Stick)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
37,5 x 26 mm
Details
The stamp depicts a view of the Snowy Mountains (in south-eastern Australia) (TL), a view of a dam wall and reservoir (L) and a view down a tunnel in the construction phase of the scheme (R). The stamp commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Snowy Mountains (Hydroelectric) Scheme.