b'1601104 stamp intended for issue in March 1982. The designs were LEONARD LONG (1911-2013), forwarded to Dennis in his role as stamp production manager. [Thanks to Richard Breckon, Australian Post Philatelic I.)The Rolling Hills, Bullio, NSW, Archivist, for these details.].II.)Hills of Wollondilly, Whiteleys designs for the 50th Anniversary of the opening of oil on canvas board, the Sydney Harbour Bridge were not successful. When an signed lower left Leonard Long, unfavourable reception is anticipated, some stamp designs 12 x 22cm each, 22 x 33cm each overall (2) in the past have never made it as far as the printing plant, $6001,000most notably a design by Brett Whiteley. The celebrated and controversial artist had been commissioned to design a stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the 1105 Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Post Office rejected Whiteleys KATHLYN BALLARD (1929-), effort, or as they say in the business, the design was In The Shade, unadopted. [see page 180 The Stamp of Australia, by Kelly Burke, 2009].watercolour, The envelope with the affixed designs and texts has been signed lower right K. Ballard, 1986, allocated the catalogue number 127.80 and will be included in 23 x 30cm, 52 x 56cm overall the next edition of Brett Whiteley Catalogue Raisonn 1955 - $1502501992 by Kathie Sutherland.$15,00025,0001106ROBERT COX (1934-2001), 1110Mixed Bowl, LYN COOKE (Australia),oil on board, (finches),signed lower right Robert Cox, gouache and watercolour,25 x 20cm, 45 x 40cm overall signed lower right L. Cooke,$40060023 x 16, 43 x 36cm overall$400600 1107VINCENT BROWN (1901-2001) 1111The Summer Feast, LEON HANSON (1918-2011),oil on canvas, Gum Trees On The Mountain Ranges,signed lower left, oil on canvas board,75 x 102cm; framed 95 x 120cm overall. signed lower left Leon Hanson,$8001,20029 x 49cm, 44 x 64cm overall$200400 1108AVRIL FOENANDER, 1112Roses 1, SILVIO APPONYI (1949-),oil on artists board, signed lower right, Possum,46 x 31cm; framed 54.5 x 40cm overall carved Tasmanian huon pine on stone plinth,$100200signed on the base SILVIO APPONYI,87cm long overall1109 $1,2002,000BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992),Two designs for a Sydney Harbour Bridge1113Anniversary stamp, L. KOZLOVSKYink on paper, Schwerkolt Cottage,each with serrated edges and approx 4.5 x 5.5cm, oil canvas board,affixed to a large format envelope (23 x 33cm), with one tiedsigned lower left L. Kozlovsky,by the LINDFIELD NSW 3 Oct. 1980 datestamp, which also26 x 34cm, 39 x 46cm overallties the issued 22c stamp to the envelope. Additionally, at$100200 upper left, Whiteley has affixed an enhanced middle eastern image with IRAN 15c and some mock Arabic text. The return address in Whiteleys hand at lower left and the rear of1114the envelope with the following text, also in Whiteleys hand: CLAUDE CICCONE,P.S. Graeme. Have put the two black + white stamps on the front, just to show how effective b+w can be. also the darkerSilvan,one could have 1/4 cut off the bottom of it and be used asoil on canvas board,the stamp we want? signed lower and titled lower left,PROVENANCE 39 x 44cm, 55 x 60cm overallThe estate of Graeme Dennis. $150250 Graeme Dennis held a position in the Australia Post Group (late 1970s - early 1990s) as liaison manager with stamp artists and printers. He visited Whiteley in Sydney to brief him on the requirements for the Sydney Harbour Bridge'