02 October 2020

Commemorating the beginnings of civil aviation in Australia

The stamps and minisheet scene paint a picture that spans the early days of regulated civil aviation in Australia, right up to the present-day and the centenary of Australia’s major national and international airline, Qantas.

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2 October 2020

Philatelic collectables for the centenary of Qantas

Decorated World War I veterans Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, along with businessman Fergus McMaster, formed Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited on 16 November 1920...

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3 September 2020

Touring the Australian Silo Art trail through stamps

There are around 74 painted water towers throughout rural Australia. The Water Tower Art stamp issue, released on 7 September 2020, presents four spectacular large-scale murals...

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Meet some of the stamp designers

An interview with Owen Bell, digital painter
25 March 2020 | 10 min | Article
Martin Mörck
Martin Mörck has produced more than 900 stamps, which contain more than 670 engravings, for numerous postal administrations in his 45-year career. He also works internationally in the field of banknote engraving.
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Meet a Philatelic designer: Jo Mure
6 January 2020 | 8 min | Article
Yan Lin
Yan Lin is a freelance designer with a Bachelor of Design in visual communication from the University of Technology, Sydney. Yan’s creative streak is long-standing.
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Stamp designs bear fruit
30 July 2019 | 11 min | Article
Anita Xhafer
Anita Xhafer, designer of the Bush Citrus stamp issue, has worked previous with Australia Post on the Garden Fruits of Cocos stamp issue released in 2017.
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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.
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