Overview
This Christmas, Santa is visiting his many loyal friends on Victoria’s Phillip Island, a haven for wildlife and home to the famous Penguin Parade.
Connected to the mainland by a 640-metre-long bridge, the island is only a 90-minute drive from Melbourne and a popular destination for day trippers.
The island teems with a variety of wildlife, all eager to catch a glimpse of their special guest. Santa arrives at dusk, just when Little Penguins scurry up the beach after a day in the ocean.
Everyone joins in the fun! Little Penguins don festive hats and contribute gifts to the growing pile of presents, enthusiastic Pelicans carry decorative baubles, a Hooded Plover and Cape Barren Goose pull a Christmas cracker, and an Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Fur Seal and Echidna admire a festive Santa sandman. In the distance, a cautious Swamp Wallaby observes the general merriment.
Technical specifications
- Issue date
- 3 November 2025
- Issue withdrawal date
- 31 December 2026
- Denomination
- 2 x 65c (Se-tenant), 1 x $3 International
- Stamp design
- Jo Muré, Australia Post Design Studio
- Product design
- Jason Watts, Australia Post Design Studio
- Illustration
- Andrew McIntosh
- Paper: gummed
- Tullis Russell 104gsm Red Phosphor/Blue PVA Stamp Paper
- Paper: self-adhesive
- Tullis Russell Red Phos PSA (P55) 100gsm Release S/A Raflatac Cast gloss SP34 KS90
- Printer: Gummed
- EGO
- Printer: self adhesive
- RA / Rapid Labels
- Printing process
- Inkjet 1200 dpi / Offset Lithography
- Stamp size (mm)
- 26 x 37.5
- Minisheet size (mm)
- 170 x 80
- Perforations (mm)
- 14.6 x 13.86
- Sheet layout
- Module of 50 (2 x 25)
- FDI postmark
- Merrylands, NSW 2160
- FDI withdrawal date
- 2 December 2025
