Guide to the Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021 / by Ian 'Spike' Farrawell
PIC/21254/1-41
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: March 2024
Collection Summary
- Title
- Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021
- Date Range
- 2021
- Collection Number
- PIC/21254/1-41
- Extent
- 41 items (41 cards) : black and white, colour ; cards 10.3 x 14.8 cm or smaller; housed in box 13 x 17.5 x 5.5 cm
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Collection of 41 hand carved and printed cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021, housed in a small hand printed cardboard box with 'Spike's Box of Bags Check list' and background information about the creation of the cards provided by Ian 'Spike' Farrawell.
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10003643).
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of item], Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021 by Ian 'Spike' Farrawell, National Library of Australia, PIC/21254/[item number]'.
Source of description
Titles of individual items provided by the artist.
Item Descriptions
Registered Mail Bag (Canvas - Green) Sydney, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/1) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 7.5 x 5.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Registered Mail Bag (Canvas - Brown) Sydney, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/2) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 7.5 x 5.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Registered Mail Bag (Canvas - Brown) Melbourne, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/3) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 7.5 x 5.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 8.86 (White Canvas) For O. A. (Other Articles), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/4) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 12.88 (White Canvas) For O. A. (Other Articles) with warning at bottom of bag, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/5) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 08.10 (White Canvas) For Small Parcels. (Updated Australia Post Logo at top of bag), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/6) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 03.18 (White Canvas - Black Design) For Small parcels. (Updated Australia Post Logo at top of bag), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/7) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 05.19 (White Canvas - Blue Design) For Small parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/8) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 05.19 (White Canvas - Green Design) For Small parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/9) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 1 Bag - 05.19 (White Canvas - Red Design) For Small parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/10) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 2 Bag - 8.86 (White Canvas - Short Bag) For O. A. (Other Articles), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/11) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 2 Bag - 12.88 (White Canvas - Short Bag) For O. A. (Other Articles) with warning at bottom bag, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/12) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 3 Bag - 06.11 (Nylon - Dark Blue with metal ringlets at top) Extra Large for Large Airmail Parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/13) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 3c Bag - 08.06 (Nylon - Light Blue with bag rack rings at top) Extra Large for Large Airmail Parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/14) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 4 Bag - 10.82 (Nylon - Navy Blue Short Bag) for Air Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/15) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 4 Bag - 10.86 (Nylon - Navy Blue Short Bag) for Air Mail (With warning on bottom of bag), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/16) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 4 Bag - 10.96 (Nylon - Navy Blue Short Bag) for Air Mail (Updated design), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/17) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 4 Bag - 02.13 (Nylon - Navy Blue Short Bag) for Air Mail (Updated design), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/18) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 5 Bag - 9.83 (Nylon - white) Small Stacker Bag for Small Letters, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/19) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 10.5 x 7.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 5 Bag - 9.89 (Nylon - Cream) Small Stacker Bag for Small Letters, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/20) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 10.5 x 7.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 6 Bag - 9.87 (Nylon - Red) Small bag for Registered Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/21) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 7 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 9 Bag - 11. 00 (Canvas - Yellow) Extra Large Bag for Large Parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/22) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 10 Bag - 5.81 (Nylon - Light Blue & Red Markings) Airmail Express Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/23) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 11 Bag - 09.05 (Nylon - Orange/Light Blue) Priority Paid by Air Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/24) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 12 Bag - 09.06 (Nylon - Orange/Light Blue Short Bag) Priority Paid by Air Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/25) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 14 Bag - 09.87 (Nylon - Orange) Priority Paid Mail, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/26) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 15 Bag - 7.94 (Nylon - Gold Yellow) Express Post, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/27) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 15 Bag - 4.17 (Nylon - Gold Yellow) Express Post. (Updated Design), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/28) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 16 Bag - 7.94 (Nylon - Gold Yellow Short Bag) Express Post, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/29) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 20SP Bag - 06.18 (Plastic with Velcro tie off) Small Parcels, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/30) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 20SP Bag - 07.20 (Plastic with Velcro Tie off) Small Parcels. (Updated Design), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/31) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 21SP Bag - 06.18 (Plastic with Velcro Tie off) Express Post, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/32) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 21SP Bag - 08.19 (Plastic with Velcro Tie off) Express Post (Updated Design), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/33) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 32PP Bag - 18.06 (Plastic - Navy Blue with metal ringlets at top), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/34) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 34PP Bag - 06.18 (Plastic - Navy Blue with metal ringlets at top) Included as date was printed in wrong order, 2021 (Item PIC/21254/35) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
Number 35PP Bag - 06. 18 (Plastic - Light Green with metal ringlets at top), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/36) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 15 x 10.5 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
(No Number) - 09.19 (Plastic - almost clear with Green Logo), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/37) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
(No Number) - 09.19 (Plastic - almost clear with Blue Logo), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/38) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse
(No Number) - (Plastic - Light Green with Black Logo), 2021 (Item PIC/21254/39) - Drawer PIC Object Drawer 17
1 item, 13 x 10 cm"Spike 35 Years 2021"--Printed on reverse