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• 1d – 1911
• 2d – 1920
• 3d – 1950
• 5d – 1959
• 4¢ – 1966 (Introduction of decimal currency)
• 5¢ – 1967
• 6¢ – 1970
• 7¢ – 1971
• 10¢ – 1974
• 18¢ – 1975
• 20¢ – 1978
• 22¢ – 1980
• 24¢ – 1981
• 27¢ – 1982
• 30¢ – 1983
• 33¢ – 1985
• 36¢ – 1986
• 37¢ – 1987
• 39¢ – 1988
• 41¢ – 1989
• 43¢ – 1990 (effective 3 September 1990)
• 45¢ – 1992 (effective 2 January 1992)
• 45¢ – 2000 (effective 1 July 2000. With the introduction of the GST, the postage component was decreased to absorb the new GST cost, so for the public there was no change in stamp prices. For businesses the GST claimable component of the postage rate was 4¢, leaving a reduced cost to business users of just 41¢.
• 50¢ – 2003 (effective 13 January 2003)
• 55¢ – 2008 (effective 1 September 2008)
• Merge Print Mail begin trading (December 2008)
• 60¢ – 2010 (effective 28 June 2010)
• 70¢ – 2014 (effective 31 March 2014)
• $1.00 – 2016 (effective 4 January 2016)
• Merge Print Mail rebrands to Markis (December 2017)