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Explore the Great Barrier Reef during Stamp Collecting Month 2018
26 Jul 2018 | 8 min | Article
Explore the Great Barrier Reef during Stamp Collecting Month 2018
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Norfolk Island Wrasses: the art of Roger Swainston
20 Apr 2018 | 8 min | Article
Norfolk Island Wrasses: the art of Roger Swainston
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2007 Blast Off 50 years in Space
27 September 2015 | 12 min | Article
2007 Blast Off 50 years in Space
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Insects on stamps
9 May 2019 | 12 min | Article
Insects on stamps
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Meet some stamp designers

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An interview with Owen Bell, digital painter
3 July 2018 | 12 min | Article
Owen Bell
Owen Bell is most likely a familiar name to nature-themed stamp collectors. In recent years, Owen’s detailed, photo-realistic illustrations have appeared in Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Visiting Birds, Jewel Beetles, Endangered Wildlife, Dragonflies and in the upcoming Frogs stamp issue.
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Meet a Philatelic designer: Jo Mure
8 March 2016 | 8 min | Article
Jo Mure
Jo Muré has been one of Australia Post’s long-standing stamp designers, creating appealing and much loved philatelic products for 18 years. We talked to her about her interesting career journey, her enjoyment for designing ‘miniature art’ and her favourite projects to date.
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The man behind the Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet stamp illustrations
23 March 2016 | 6 min | Article
Gavin Ryan
Illustrator and designer Gavin Ryan has been working as a guest illustrator with Australia Post for many years. Most recently he was asked to put his artistic talents to use on the Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet stamp issue, a project he describes as the ‘brief he had been waiting for’.
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