Presented in a style reminiscent of 19th-century scientific specimen sketches, this stamp issue features four fish species found in waters around the Australian Antarctic Territories.
50c – Mackerel Icefish
50c – Lanternfish
$1.00 – Eaton's Skate
$1.00 – Patagonian Toothfish
Technical Details
Issue date - 1 August 2006
FDI withdrawal date 29 August 2006
Denominations - Two x 50c & two x $1
Illustrator - Janet Mathews
Printer - SEP Sprint
Paper - Tullis Russell
Stamp size - 37.5mm x 26mm
Perforations - 13.86 x 14.60
Printing process - Lithography
Sheet layout - 50 (traffic lights in gutter)
Special feature - Se-tenant pairs
National postmark - Kingston TAS 7050
