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===Commemorative postage stamps=== [[Australia Post]] has issued stamps over the years to [[Commemorative stamp|commemorate]] Anzac Day, the first being in 1935 for the 20th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. The list of issued stamps includes:{{Better source needed|date=April 2018}} * 1935 β 20th Anniversary (2 values) 2d Red and 1/- Black featuring the [[Cenotaph|London Cenotaph]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2387619|title=Anzac Stamps|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]]|volume=9|issue=2344|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia|date=19 March 1935|access-date=24 April 2019|page=2|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704005358/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2387619|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1955 β the then current 3Β½d Purple Nursing [[commemorative stamp]] was [[Private overprint|privately overprinted]] with the words "ANZAC 1915β1955 40 YEARS [[Ode of Remembrance|LEST WE FORGET]]" and a value ranging from 1d to Β£1 was also added which was the [[Semi-postal|fundraising]] amount in addition to the legal cost of stamp of which the [[Denomination (postage stamp)|denomination]] was 3Β½d. Eight values were issued and were intended to raise funds for the Anzac commemorations. It is believed these stamps were authorised by the secretary of a leading Melbourne [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] club. * 1965 β 50th Anniversary (3 values) 5d Khaki, 8d Blue and 2/3 Maroon featuring [[John Simpson Kirkpatrick|Simpson and his donkey]].<ref name=adb>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Walsh|first1=G.P.|title=John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892β1915)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kirkpatrick-john-simpson-6975|encyclopedia=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Australian National University|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105142/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kirkpatrick-john-simpson-6975|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1990 β 75th Anniversary (5 values) 41Β’ x 2, 65Β’, $1, and $1.10 all featuring various Anzac themes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-anzac-evolution-20140418-36wbj.html|title=The Anzac evolution|first=Tony|last=Wright|date=19 April 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424191303/https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-anzac-evolution-20140418-36wbj.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2000 β ANZAC legends (4 values) 45Β’ x 4 featuring [[Walter Parker (ANZAC)|Walter Parker]], [[Roy Longmore]], [[Alec Campbell]] and the Anzac medal. * 2008 β five stamps depicting Australians showing respect and lines from the [[Ode of Remembrance]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-post-releases-anzac-day-stamps-20080415-26as.html|title=Australia Post releases Anzac Day stamps|date=15 April 2008|access-date=25 April 2018|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115344/https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-post-releases-anzac-day-stamps-20080415-26as.html|archive-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> * 2014β2018 β A Century of War<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/war-memorials-honouring-those-who-serve|date=3 April 2018|title=War Memorials: Honouring those who serve|publisher=[[Australia Post]]|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114835/https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/war-memorials-honouring-those-who-serve|archive-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> **2014 β Tri-services **2015 β War Animals **2016 β Vietnam War **2017 β Women in War **2018 β War Memorials: five base-rate ($1) stamps depicting Cobbers Statue at [[Australian Memorial Park]]; the [[Avenue of Honour]] in Ballarat; [[Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier]], Canberra; [[Darwin Cenotaph]]; and the Legacy Memorial at the [[Shrine of Remembrance]] in Melbourne<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auspost.newsroom.com.au/Content/Default/Philatelic/Article/Australia-Post-features-war-memorials-on-latest-stamp-issue/-3/1047/6205|title=Australia Post features war memorials on latest stamp issue|publisher=[[Australia Post]]|date=10 April 2018|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425120758/https://auspost.newsroom.com.au/Content/Default/Philatelic/Article/Australia-Post-features-war-memorials-on-latest-stamp-issue/-3/1047/6205|archive-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> **2024 β Picturing War: three $1.50 stamps depicting photographers Herbert Baldwin; [[Damien Parer]]; [[George Silk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/stamp-issues/anzac-day-2024-picturing-war|title=Anzac Day 2024: Picturing War|publisher=Australia Post|date=9 August 2024|access-date=9 August 2024|archive-date=9 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809142302/https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/stamp-issues/anzac-day-2024-picturing-war|url-status=live}}</ref>
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