Australia Post "Australia Under Wire" 50th Anniversary of WWII - 1942

AUSTRALIA POST on 1992 issued a series of five stamps entitled "Australians Under Fire". These stamps marked the 50th Anniversary of WWII and highlighted where Australians fought or were under fire during World War II. Brian Clinton designed the stamps and Leigh-Mardon Pty. Ltd. printed them.

There were five stamps issued
- 45c Bombing of Darwin 1942;
- 75c Battle of Milne Bay 1942;
- 75c Battle of Kokoda Trail 1942;
- $1.05 Battle of the Coral Sea 1942;
- $1.20 Battle of El Alamein 1942.

The $1.05 stamp had Australian and American Flags printed in alternative gutter pairs.

 

Source: Australia Post