Date of Issue : 1 Apr 2008
Postmark : Rock Valley NSW 2480
Denomination : 5 x 50c
Stamp Size : 26 mm x 37.5 mm
Paper : Tullis Russell
Printing Process : Lithography
The biggest, the longest, the heaviest, the fastest. Heavy haulers, these machineries surpass the realms of the "reasonable" and is often an object of real fascination. Each of these brawny machines plays a vital role in Australia's minerals industry; an industry that includes exploration, mining and processing. Heavy haulers featured in this stamp issue include face shovel, haul truck, road train, ore train and the MS Berge Stahl.