2014 $1 100th Anniversary of First Air Mail PNC PNCs - 30c Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags

Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog

the Fairlane attracted heavy criticism for being barely distinguishable from the more affordable Falcon

which had begun with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788

With so few struck

The 50c design features at the centre the wattle blossom symbol of Australia

2014 $1 100th Anniversary of First Air Mail PNC PNCs - 30c Dorothy the Dinosaur and WagsOn 16 18 July 2014 it will be 100 years since French aviator Maurice Guillaux (1883 1917) made the first air mail fight in Australia. It was, however, another eight years before any sort of regular air mail service began, and then only on select regional routes. Guillaux's flight from Melbourne Agricultural Grounds to Moore Park in Sydney was made over two days, with seven stops enroute and a flying time of just 9 hours. Governor General Sir Ronald