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A joint issue is the release of stamps or postal stationery by two or more countries to commemorate the same topic, event or person. Joint issues typically have the same first day of issue and their design is often similar or identical, except for the identification of country and value.

Continental joint issues

Europa postage stamps : Between 1956 and 1973 the postal authorities of several European nations issued stamps with a common design but since 1974 a common topic is used on stamps issued each year. These are not true joint issues, because they do not share the same designs or dates of issue.

An early unrealized trans-Atlantic joint issue

1914 peace commemoratives: In 1914, the United Kingdom, the Dominion of Canada and the United States agreed on a plan by which each of the three nations would issue its own series of stamps that year to commemorate the 100 years of Anglo-American peace that had prevailed since the end of the War of 1812. After the outbreak of World War I later that year, however, the UK and Canada deemed it inappropriate to issue peace stamps and withdrew from the project. The US had already produced essays for 2¢ and 5¢ stamps but canceled further plans for the designs. (This would not have been a true joint issue because each country would have designed its stamps individually.)^{[citation needed]}

Australia

The Australia Post has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.

Year	Postal administration	Topic	Note	Date of issue
1958	New Zealand	30th Anniversary of First Tasman Flight		August 27, 1958
1963	New Zealand United Kingdom	Completion of the Commonwealth Pacific Cable System		December 3, 1963
1983	New Zealand	Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement		March 9, 1983
1988	United States	Bicentenary of Australia	Koala and eagle	January 26, 1988
1988	United Kingdom	Bicentenary of Australia		June 21, 1988
1988	New Zealand	Bicentenary of Australia	Koala and kiwi	June 21, 1988
1990	Soviet Union	Scientific Co-operation in Antarctica		June 13, 1990
1995	Thailand Laos	Opening of the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge		April 8, 1994
1995	China	Koala and panda		September 1, 1995
1996	Indonesia	Australian Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and Indonesian Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)		March 22, 1996
1996	Germany	Baron Ferdinand von Mueller	Centenary of death of German-Australian botanist	October 9, 1996
1996	Christmas Island	Willem de Vlamingh	Tercentenary of de Vlamingh's voyage to Western Australia	November 1, 1996
1998	Singapore	Native orchids of Australia and Singapore	Phalaenopsis rosenstromii, Arundina graminifolia, Grammatophyllum speciosum, Dendrobium phalaenopsis	August 6, 1998
1999	Canada	Maritime links - Marco Polo		March 19, 1999
1999	Ireland	Maritime links - Polly Woodside		March 19, 1999
2000	Greece	Sydney Olympic Games	Handover to Athens	September 15, 2000
2001	Hong Kong	Dragon boat racing		June 25, 2001
2001	Sweden	Daniel Solander	Swedish botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on HMS Endeavour^[1]	August 16, 2001
2002	France	Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders		April 4, 2002
2002	Thailand	50th anniversary of diplomatic relations	Waterlilies: Nymphaea immutabilis, Nelumbo nucifera	August 6, 2002
2005	United Kingdom	UNESCO World Heritage Sites	Australia: Greater Blue Mountains Area, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Purnululu National Park, Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park UK: Blenheim Palace, Stonehenge, Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Hadrian's Wall	April 21, 2005
2009	Norfolk Island	Species at Risk	Subantarctic fur seal, C.I. blue-tailed skink, Green turtle, Bridled nail-tail wallaby, N.I. green parrot	August 4, 2009
2010	Papua New Guinea	Kokoda	Kokoda Trail Campaign in WW II	April 20, 2010
2011	South Korea	50th anniversary of diplomatic relations	Musical instruments: haegeum, didgeridoo	October 28 and 31, 2011
2013	Israel	Battle of Beersheba in WW I		May 10, 2013
2013	Germany	Ludwig Leichhardt	Bicentenary of birth of German explorer and naturalist	October 10 and 15, 2013
2014	Norfolk Island	Norfolk Island pines (Araucaria heterophylla)	Centenary of Nortfolk Island as an external territory of Australia	July 22, 2014
2015	New Zealand	ANZAC	Centenary of landing at ANZAC Cove (Gallipoli Campaign in WW I)	April 7, 2015
2015	New Zealand Singapore	50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Singapore and between New Zealand and Singapore	Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament House, Wellington and Parliament House, Singapore	August 14, 2015