You are bidding on a 1970 Australia short Year Set of 22 stamps. This consists of a:
5 Cents commemorating the completion of the standard gauge rail link from Sydney to Perth (Missing); a 5 and 20 Cents pair commemorating the participation of Australia in the 1970 Expo in Osaka, Japan; a 5 and 30 Cents pair commemorating the visit to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh; a 5x5 Cents joined strip and a 30 Cents set commemorating the bicentenary of the discovery of the East Coast of Australia in 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook (although listed as Captain, he did not become Captain until a number of years later); a 4, 5 and 6 Cents coil set (Missing) featuring Australian Native Flowers (The Sturt's Desert Rose and the Golden Wattle were issued at the ANPEX 70 Expo in Sydney on 27 April); a 7 (Missing), 8, 9 and 10 Cents set highlighting the importance of National Development; a 6 Cents featuring Queen Elizabeth II; a 6 Cents commemorating the 16th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in Canberra; a 6 Cents commemorating the XVIII International Dairy Congress; a 6 Cents celebrating Christmas; a 6 Cents commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations; a 6 an 30 Cents pair commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the QANTAS Airways; and last a 4x6 Cents set (Missing two) featuring Famous Australians.
During the decade of the 1970s, this was a time of great debate and social change. Old ways were overturned as women, peace activists and First Nations peoples sought to be heard. Opposition to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War spilled onto the streets. The largest street protest was the first moratorium march in 1970 around the nation. The second and third moratorium marches in 1970 and 1971 also saw large crowds. This led to the withdrawal of Australia’s troops, which began under a Liberal government in 1970 and was finished by the newly elected Labor government in 1973. The Women’s Movement, from the mid-1960s, continued to gain supporters. Germaine Greer wrote her famous book The Female Eunuch in this year. The economic boom of the post-war years though was coming to an end. Bid now to own a piece of History! I have described the stamps as best I can. However, I am not a professional grader, so please examine the image and bid accordingly.
Condition: MNH/Mint Never Hinged and Used stamps - What you see, is what you get!
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