A postmark is an inked rubber stamp, with an imprint that indicates the date and place. A postal worker will press the postmark onto your letter to show the stamp has been used for postage. The date on the postmark records where and when the item enters the mail system.

Postmarks are just as unique and fascinating as stamps themselves. Take a look at some of our latest ones, and learn how to perfectly place postmark ink onto your collectable items.

2020 first day of issue postmarks

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2020 temporary and permanent postmarks

Grenfell NSW 2810 postmark

First day of use: 1 April 2020
Post Office: Grenfell NSW 2810
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Birth Place of Henry Lawson 17th June 1867 | Grenfell NSW 2810
Pictorial elements: Henry Lawson
Postmark size: tbc

 

Seymour VIC 3660 postmark

First day of use: 1 April 2020
Post Office: Seymour VIC 3660
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Seymour VIC 3660
Pictorial elements: Railway station and locomotive
Postmark size: tbc

 

Armidale NSW 2350 postmark

First day of use: 11 March 2020
Post Office: Armidale NSW 2350
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Armidale NSW 2350
Pictorial elements: Quill, books and graduate with mortarboard
Postmark size: tbc

 

Paddington NSW 2021 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Paddington NSW 2021
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Victoria Barracks | Paddington N.S.W. 2021
Pictorial elements: Victoria Barracks entrance arch
Postmark size: tbc

 

Carins QLD 4870 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Cairns QLD 4870
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: First day of issue | Cairns QLD 4870
Pictorial elements: Swordfish over waves
Postmark size: tbc

 

Carins QLD 4870 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Cairns QLD 4870
Type: First day of issue
Postmark text: First day of issue | Cairns QLD 4870
Pictorial elements: Swordfish over waves
Postmark size: tbc

 

Perth WA 6000 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Perth WA 6000
Type: First day of issue
Postmark text: First day of issue | GPO Perth WA 6000
Pictorial elements: n/a
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Perth WA 6000 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Perth WA 6000
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Perth GPO WA 6000
Pictorial elements: n/a
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Coraki NSW 2471 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Coraki NSW 2471
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Coraki NSW 2471
Pictorial elements: Post office building line drawing and land
Postmark size: tba

 

Cleve SA 5640 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Cleve SA 5640
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Eyre Peninsula Field Days
Pictorial elements: Antique hand plough in a ploughed field
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Port Victoria SA 5573 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Port Victoria SA 5573
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: The Last Winjammer Port - 1949
Pictorial elements: Tall sailing ship under sail
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Rappville NSW 2469 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Rappville NSW 2469
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Rappville NSW 2469
Pictorial elements: Bovine head and circular saw blade
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Hamilton Island Qld 4803 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Hamilton Island Qld 4803
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Heart of the Reef
Pictorial elements: Reef in a heart shape
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Henty NSW 2658 postmark

First day of use: 1 March 2020
Post Office: Henty NSW 2658Cabramatta NSW 2166
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Home of the header
Pictorial elements: Header harvesting machine
Postmark size: 38mm diameter

 

Cabramatta NSW 2166 postmark

First day of use: 8 January 2020
Post Office: Cabramatta NSW 2166
Type: Temporary pictorial
Postmark text: China Town | Year of the Rat | Cabramatta NSW 2166
Pictorial elements: Rat's face and Chinese character

 

Melbourne Vic 3000 postmark

First day of use: 8 January 2020
Post Office: Bourke St, Melbourne Vic 3000
Type: Temporary pictorial
Postmark text: China Town | Year of the Rat | Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000
Pictorial elements: Rat's face and Chinese character

 

Haymarket NSW 2000 postmark

First day of use: 8 January 2020
Post Office: Haymarket NSW 2000 postmark
Type: Temporary pictorial
Postmark text: China Town | Year of the Rat | Haymarket NSW 2000 postmark
Pictorial elements: Rat's face and Chinese character

 

Foster Vic 3960 postmark

First day of use: 1 January 2020
Post Office: Foster Vic 3959
Type: Temporary pictorial
Postmark text: Heart of the Prom Country | 1870-2020 | Foster Vic 3960
Pictorial elements: Icons

 

Kingaroy Qld 4610 postmark

First day of use: 15 November 2019
Post Office: Kingaroy Qld 4610
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Kingaroy Qld 4610
Pictorial elements: Tractor plowing

 

Hawks Nest NSW 2324 postmark

First day of use: 15 November 2019
Post Office: Hawks Nest NSW 2324
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Hawks Nest NSW 2324
Pictorial elements: Scenic background with hawk hovering in the foreground

 

Barmedman NSW 2668 postmark

First day of use: 14 November 2019
Post Office: Barmedman NSW 2668
Type: Permanent pictorial
Postmark text: Barmedman NSW 2668
Pictorial elements: General store with dob sitting in the foreground

 

Traralgon Vic 3844 postmark

First day of use: 19 October 2019
Post Office: Traralgon Vic 3844
Type: Temporary pictorial
Postmark text: Latrobe Valley PhilatelicSociety 70 Years
Pictorial elements: Building

 

2020 stamp show postmarks

Canberra Stamp Show 2020 Day 01 postmark

First day of use: 13 March 2020
Show: Canberra Stamp Show 2020
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Canberra Stampshow | 13 March 2020 | Mail Steamer Service 150 Years | Canberra ACT 2601
Pictorial elements: Ship

Canberra Stamp Show 2020 Day 02 postmark

First day of use: 14 March 2020
Show: Canberra Stamp Show 2020
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Canberra Stampshow | 14 March 2020 | Honeysuckle Creek | Canberra ACT 2601
Pictorial elements: Satellite receiver

Canberra Stamp Show 2020 Day 03 postmark

First day of use: 15 March 2020
Show: Canberra Stamp Show 2020
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Canberra Stampshow | 15 March 2020 | Transcontinental Railway 50 Years | Canberra ACT 2601
Pictorial elements: Railway tracks