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Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: December 16, 2001 Occasion: 2002 Winter Olympics,2002,Salt Lake City,United States Width: 163 mm Height: 114 mm Location: Ice Hockey Volume II Stamp ID = 6001 Mike Dunham, Nashville Predator and US Olympic team goalie, shown carrying the Olympic Torch through Tennessee. Cachet shows Mike Dunham From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Australia (1902-) An island continent between the Pacific and Indian oceans, southeast of Asia. British settlement began in the late 18th century, with six colonies developing - New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Each of these states initially issued its own stamps. These colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia on Jan. 1, 1901, although each continued to issue its own stamps for a number of years. |