Overview
The inquisitive, endearing Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) is a small parrot native to the drier regions of Australia. In the wild, budgerigars are green and yellow, with black markings on the nape, back and wings.
Budgies are also one of the world’s most popular pets and have been selectively bred in a range of colour combinations, including yellow, blue, violet, grey and white. Approximately two million Australians own a pet Budgerigar. Affectionate, clever and easy to tame, the Budgie can even be taught to mimic human speech.
Budgies are also widely exhibited by budgerigar fanciers in competitive shows. The Australian National Budgerigar Council (ANBC) was formed in 1982, and in 1991 a national exhibition standard was approved. The ANBC has around 2,000 members and its Annual Championship Show is hosted in turn by one of seven different zones throughout Australia.
The stamp photographs, by renowned bird portrait photographer Leila Jeffreys, are tributes to much-loved pet budgerigars, showing the wide colour variation achieved through selective breeding. The photographs are from Jeffrey’s exhibition High Society, which was shown at Sydney’s Olsen Gallery and Olsen Gruin in New York, USA, in 2019. This exhibition focused exclusively on the Budgerigar, and included a video work of a Budgerigar flock, entitled Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
Technical specifications
- Issue date
- 11 July 2022
- Issue withdrawal date
- 31 January 2023
- Denomination
- $1.10 x 3
- Stamp photographs
- Leila Jeffreys
- Stamp & product design
- Sharon Rodziewicz, Australia Post Design Studio
- Paper: gummed
- Tullis Russell 104gsm Red Phos.
- Paper: self-adhesive
- Securepost C Print
- Printer
- RA Printing
- Printing process
- Offset lithography
- Stamp size (mm)
- 26 x 37.5
- Minisheet size (mm)
- 170 x 80
- Perforations
- 14.6 x 13.86
- Sheet layout
- Module of 50
- FDI Postmark
- Birdwood SA 5234
- FDI withdrawal date
- 8 August 2022
$1.10 The Tweets
Leila Jeffrey’s photograph from the exhibition High Society shows three golden-face blues.
$1.10 Bluey and Liquorice
Also from the 2019 exhibition High Society, these birds, named Bluey and Licorice, are sky blues.
$1.10 Celery
This bird, Celery, is a single-factor golden-face Budgerigar, also in a photograph by Leila Jeffreys.
Shop our stamp collectables
Set of stamps:
Set of Budgerigars Gummed Stamps
This set of stamps contains all three stamps from the Budgerigars stamp issue.
Stamp pack:
Budgerigars Stamp Pack
The Budgerigars stamp pack contains all three stamps and minisheet from the stamp issue presented in a high-quality folder.
Minisheet:
Budgerigars Minisheet
The Budgerigars minisheet consists of the three stamps from the issue incorporated into a miniature stamp sheet.
Maxicard set:
Set of Budgerigars Maxicards
This maxicard set contains the three maxicards from the Budgerigars stamp issue.
- Set of stamps
- Stamp pack
- Minisheet
- Maxicard set
Additional collectables:
- Budgerigars Postal Numismatic Cover
- Booklet of 10x $1.10 The Tweets Stamps
- Booklet of 10x $1.10 Celery Stamps
- Gutter Strip of 10x $1.10 The Tweets Stamps
- Gutter Strip of 10x $1.10 Bluey and Liquorice Stamps
- Gutter Strip of 10x $1.10 Celery Stamps
- Chequebook of 200x $1.10 The Tweets Stamps
- Chequebook of 200x $1.10 Bluey and Liquorice Stamps
- Chequebook of 200x $1.10 Celery Stamps
- Booklet of 10x $1.10 Bluey and Liquorice Stamps
- Pictorial Envelope for the Budgerigars Stamp Issue
- Budgerigars First Day Cover (Gummed Stamps)
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