Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 1966 - 1975 A Simplified Listing Revised: 27 December 2025 -- SEARCH BY YEAR -- QEII - 1952 to 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Grouped Sets QEII - 1976 to 1985 Notes & Abbreviations 1966  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 14 February 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 100.   Stamp 4 also issued in Six Booklets of 15. View  1 1c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Red-Brown 2 2c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Yellow-Green 3 3c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Grey-Green 4 4c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Red Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Coil Definitives 14 February 1966 - Issued in Coils of 1,000. 5 3c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Green 6 4c.  Queen Elizabeth II / Green Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Bird Definitives 14 February 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 50 initially, then 100.   7 5c.  Yellow-tailed Thornbill 8 6c.  Blue-faced Honeyeater   9 13c.  Red-necked Avocet 10 15c.  Galah 11 20c.  Golden Whistler 12 24c.  Azure Kingfisher 13 25c.  Scarlet Robin 14 30c.  Straw-necked Ibis Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Marine Life Definitives 14 February 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 50 initially, then 100.  15 7c.  Humbug Fish 16 8c.  Coral Fish 17 9c.  Hermit Crab 18 10c.  Anemone Fish Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Navigator Definitives 14 February 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 19 40c.  Able Tasman 20 50c.  William Dampier 21 75c.  James Cook 22 $1·00.  Matthew Flinders 23 $2·00.  George Bass 24 $4·00.  Phillip Parker King Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 75th Anniversary of the Royal Life Saving Society 6 July 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 25 4c.  Lifesaver Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 19 October 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 26 4c.  Shepherds Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 350th Anniversary of Dirk Hartog's Landing 24 October 1966 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 27 4c.  Dutch Ship 1967  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 150th Anniversary of the Bible Society 7 March 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 4c.  Receiving a Bible Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 150th Anniversary of Banking in Australia 5 April 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 2 4c.  Lock & Keys Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of Lions International 7 June 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 3 4c.  Lions Emblem Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues World Y.W.C.A. Council Meeting 21 August 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 4 4c.  Y.W.C.A. Emblem Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 5th World Congress of Gynaecology & Obstetrics 21 August 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 5 4c.  Female Medical Symbol Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 29 September 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100.  Stamp 6 also issued in multiple Booklets of 10 & 20.   View   Stamp 7 also issued in Booklets of 10 & 20. View   6 5c. on 4c.  Queen Elizabeth II 7 5c.  Queen Elizabeth II   Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Coil Definitive 1 October 1967 - Issued in Coil Rolls of 250 & 1000.   View Coil Stamps 8 5c.  Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas: 1 18 October 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 9 5c.  Christmas Bell Flowers Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas: 2 27 November 1967 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 10 25c.  Mandala Symbol 1968  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues World Weather Watch 20 March 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 5c.  Weather Satellite 2 20c.  World Weather Map Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Intelsat II 20 March 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 3 25c.  Intelsat II & Dish Antenna Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Emblem Definitives 10 July 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 4 6c.  Kangaroo Paw (WA) 5 13c.  Pink Heath (Vic.) 6 15c.  Tasmanian Blue Gum (Tas.) 7 20c.  Sturt's Desert Pea (SA) 8 25c. Cooktown Orchid 9 30c.  Waratah (NSW) Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Soil Science Congress and General Assembly of World Medical Association 6 August 1968 - Issued in  Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tenant Gutter Pairs.  View 10 5c.  Soil Science 11 5c.  Medical Assembly Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Olympic Games, Mexico City 2 October 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 12 5c.  Torchbearer 13 25c.  Aztec Calendar Stone Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Building Societies Congress 16 October 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 14 5c.  Stylised House Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 23 October 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 15 5c.  Bethlehem Scene Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Famous Australians: Series 1 of 5 6 November 1968 - Issued in Booklets of 20. View 16 5c.  Caroline Chisholm 17 5c.  Edgeworth David 18 5c.  Albert Namatjira 19 5c.  A. B. (Banjo) Paterson Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 150th Anniversary of Australia's First Lighthouse 27 November 1968 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 20 5c.  Macquarie Lighthouse, Sydney 1969  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Centenary of the First Permanent Settlement in Northern Territory 5 February 1969 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 5c.  Survey Team & View of Darwin Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues International Association of Ports and Harbours Conference 26 February 1969 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 2 5c.  Harbour Scene Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of the International Labour Organisation 4 June 1969 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 3 5c.  I.L.O. Symbol Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Primary Industries 17 September 1969 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 4 7c.  Sugar 5 15c.  Timber 6 20c.  Wheat 7 25c.  Wool Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 15 October 1969 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 8 5c.  Stained Glass Window 9 25c.  The "Tree of Life" Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Prime Ministers: Series 1 of 3 22 October 1969 -Issued in Booklets of 20.  View 10 5c.  Edmund Barton 11 5c.  Alfred Deakin 12 5c.  J. C. Watson 13 5c.  G. H. Reid Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of the First England-Australia Flight 12 November 1969 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tenant Blocks of 9.  View 14 5c.  Capt. Ross Smith 15 5c.  Capt. Henry Wrigley 16 5c.  Lieut. Hudson Fysh 1970  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Standard Gauge Rail Link, Sydney-Perth 11 February 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 5c.  Diesel Locomotive Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Australian Participation in Expo 70, Osaka, Japan 16 March 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 2 5c.  Australian Pavilion, Japan 3 20c.  Southern Cross Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Royal Visit 31 March 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 4 5c.  Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Phillip 5 30c.  Australian Flag Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 11th International Grasslands Congress 13 April 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 6 5c. "Townsville Stylo" Lucerne Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Captain Cook Bicentenary 20 April 1970 - Stamps 7-11 issued in Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tentant Strips of 5.  View  Stamp 12 issued in Sheets of 40.   Stamps 7-12 issued in Imperforate Miniature Sheets of 6.  View 7 5c.  Cook 8 5c.  Landing 9 5c.  Discovery 10 5c.  The Team 11 5c.  Possession 12 30c.  Cook, Endeavour & Motifs Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Coil Definitives 27 April 1970 - Stamp 13 issued in Coil Rolls of 1000.  View    Stamp 14 issued in Coil Rolls of 500 & 1000.  View   13 4c.  Sturt's Desert Rose 14 5c.  Golden Wattle   Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues National Development Definitives 31 August 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 15 7c.  Snowy Mountains Scheme 16 8c.  Ord River Scheme 17 9c.  Bauxite to Aluminium 18 10c.  Oil and Natural Gas Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 28 September 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 19 6c.  Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Coil Definitive 28 September 1970 - Issued in Coil Rolls of 1000.   View 20 6c.  Sturt's Desert Rose Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Coil Definitives 1 October 1970 - Issued in Coil Rolls of 1000.   View 21 7c.  Sturt's Desert Pea Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 16th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2 October 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 22 6c.  Rising Flame Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 8th International Dairy Conference 7 October 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 23 6c.  Illawarra Shorthorns Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 14 October 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 24 6c.  Nativity Impression Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Organisation 19 October 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 25 6c.  Dove & Symbolic Flower Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of Qantas Airways 2 November 1970 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 26 6c.  Boeing 707 & Avro 504K 27 30c.  Sunbeam Dyak & Boeing 707 Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Famous Australians: Series 2 of 5 16 November 1970 - Stamps 28-29 & 30-31 issued in Booklets of 10.   View   Stamps 28-31 issued in Booklets of 20.  View 28 6c.  Reginald & John Duigan 29 6c.  Lachlan Macquarie 30 6c.  Adam Lindsay Gordon 31 6c.  E. J. Eyre 1971  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 28th International Congress of Orientalists 6 January 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 7c.  Theatrical Characters 2 15c.  Musical Instruments 3 20c.  Sea Craft Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Australian Natives Association Centenary 21 April 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 4 6c.  Southern Cross Design Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Centenary of Sydney Stock Exchange 5 May 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 5 6c.  Symbolic Graph Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of Rotary in Australia 17 May 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 6 6c.  Rotary Wheel Emblem Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force 9 June 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 7 6c.  Mirage Jet Fighters Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Centenary of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5 July 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 8 6c.  RSPCA Centenary Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Animal Series 5 July 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100.   9 12c.  Animal Science 10 18c.  Fauna Conservation 11 24c.  Animals Aid to Man   Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Aboriginal Art Definitives 29 September 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 12 20c.  Bark Painting 13 25c.  Body Decoration 14 30c.  Cave Painting 15 35c.  Grave Posts Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Coil Definitive 1 October 1971 - Issued in Coil Rolls of 500 & 1000.  View 16 2c.  Sturt's Desert Rose Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 1 October 1971 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 17 7c.  Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 13 October 1971 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tenant Blocks of 25.    View Sheet.   View Block 18 7c.  Three Wise Men (1) 19 7c.  Three Wise Men (2) 20 7c.  Three Wise Men (3) 21 7c.  Three Wise Men (4) 22 7c.  Three Wise Men (5) 23 7c.  Three Wise Men (6) 24 7c.  Three Wise Men (7) 1972 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Prime Ministers: Series 2 of 3 8 March 1972 - Stamps 1-2 & 3-4 issued in Booklets of 10.  View   Stamps 1-4 issued in Booklets of 20.  View 1 7c.  Andrew Fisher 2 7c.  William Hughes 3 7c.  Joseph Cook 4 7c.  S. M. Bruce Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of the Country Women's Association 18 April 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 5 7c.  Cameo Brooch Design Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Primary Industries II 14 June 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 6 20c.  Fruit 7 25c.  Rice 8 30c.  Fish 9  35c.  Beef Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Rehabilitation Definitives 2 August 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 10 12c.  Wheelchair Worker 11 18c.  Occupational Therapy 12 24c.  Boy in Toronto Sprint Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Centenary of the Overland Telegraph Line 22 August 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 13 7c.  Overland Telegraph Line Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Olympic Games, Munich 28 August 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 14 7c.  Athletics 15 7c.  Rowing 16 7c.  Swimming 17 35c.  Equestrian Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 10th International Congress of Accountants 16 October 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 18 7c.  Abacus & Computer Circuit Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Pioneer Life Definitives 15 November 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 19 5c.  Society 20 10c.  Water 21 15c.  Food 22 40c.  Shelter 23 50c.  Transport 24 60c.  Communications 25 80c.  Commerce Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 29 November 1972 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 26 7c.  Jesus & Children 27 35c.  Symbolic Design 1973  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Metric Conversion 7 March 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 7c.  Mass 2 7c.  Volume 3 7c.  Length 4 7c.  Temperature Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation 4 April 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 5 7c.  W.H.O. Emblem Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Famous Australians: Series 3 of 5 16 May 1973 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tentant Blocks of 4. View 6 7c.  W. C. Wentworth 7 7c.  Isaac Isaacs 8 7c.  Mary Gilmore 9 7c.  Marcus Clarke Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues National Development II 6 June 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 10 20c.  Shipping 11 25c.  Iron Ore & Steel 12 30c.  Beef Roads 13 35c.  Mapping Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Marine Life Definitives 11 July 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 14 1c.  Banded Coral Shrimp 15 2c.  Fiddler Crab 16 3c.  Coral Crab 17 4c.  Mauve Stinger Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Gemstone Definitives: 1 11 July 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 18 6c.  Chrysoprase 19 7c.  Agate 20 8c.  Opal 21 9c.  Rhodonite Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of Legacy 5 September 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 22 7c.  Children at Play Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 3 October 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 23 7c.  "This is my Beloved Son" 24 30c.  "I am the Good Shepherd" Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Opening of Sydney Opera House 17 October 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 25 7c.  Sydney Opera House Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Architecture 17 October 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 26 10c.  Buchanan's Hotel, Townsville, Qld. 27 40c.  Como, Melbourne, Vic. 28 50c.  St. James Church, Sydney, NSW Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 50th Anniversary of Radio Broadcasting in Australia 21 November 1973 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 29 7c.  Old Two-valve Wireless with Horn Speaker 1974  Stamp Issues Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Marsupial Definitives 13 February 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 20c.  Wombat 2 25c.  Spiny Anteater 3 30c.  Brushtail Possum 4 75c.  Feather-tailed Glider Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Painting Definitives 24 April 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 $1·00.  "Sergeant of Light Horse" 6 $2·00.  "Red Gums of Far North" 7 $4·00.  "Shearing Rams" Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues 150th Anniversary of Proclamation of the Charter of Justice 15 May 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 8 7c.  Supreme Court Judge Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Non-Olympic Sports 24 July 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 9 7c.  Australian Rules 10 7c.  Lawn Bowls 11 7c.  Cricket 12 7c.  Golf 13 7c.  Rugby 14 7c.  Surfing 15 7c.  Tennis Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Centenary of the Universal Postal Union 9 October 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 16 7c.  Stylised Pigeon 17 30c.  Three Stylised Pigeons Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Sesquicentenary of First Independent Newspaper 9 October 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 18 7c.  William Charles Wentworth Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Gemstone Definitives 16 October, 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 19 9c.  on 8c. Opal 20 10c.  Star Sapphire Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 13 November 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 21 10c.  "Adoration of the Magi" 22 35c.  "Flight into Egypt" Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Education Definitives 20 November 1974 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 23 5c.  Pre-school Education 24 11c.  Correspondence Schools 25 15c.  Science Education 26 60c.  Advanced Education 1975  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively each Year Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Floral Coil Definitive 15 January, 1975 - Issued in Coil Rolls of 1000.  View 1 10c.  Sturt's Desert Pea Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Environmental Dangers 29 January 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 2 10c.  Road Safety 3 10c.  Pollution 4 10c.  Bushfires Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues International Women's Year 12 March 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 5 10c.  IWY Symbol Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Prime Ministers: Series 3 of 3 26 March 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 6 10c.  James Scullin 7 10c.  Joseph Lyons 8 10c.  Earle Page 9 10c.  Arthur Fadden 10 10c.  John Curtin 11 10c. Ben Chifley Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Scientific Achievements 12 May 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 12 11c.  Atomic Absorption 13 14c.  Radio Astronomy 14 33c.  Immunology 15 48c.  Oceanography Formation of Australia Postal and Telecommunications Commissions 1 July 1975 - Issued in Composite Sheet of 100, arranged in Se-tenant Blocks of 4.  View   16 10c.  Australia Post Commission 17 10c.  Telecommunications Commission   Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Famous Australians: Series 4 of 5 6 August 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 18 10c.  Edith Cowan 19 10c.  Louisa Lawson 20 10c.  Henry Handel Richardson 21 10c.  Catherine Spence 22 10c.  Constance Stone 23 10c.  Truganini Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Wildflower Definitives 27 August 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100.   24 18c.  Thomson's Everlasting 25 45c.  Needle Bottlebrush   Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Independence of Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 26 18c.  New Guinea Spirit House 27 25c.  Stylised Bird of Freedom Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Issues Christmas 29 October 1975 - Issued in Sheets of 100.   28 15c.  Three Wise Men, Mary, & Crib 29 45c.  Star & Rays of Light   TO MAIN MENU     BACK TO TOP     TO NEXT SECTION