On the 22 October 2019 Australia Post issued the last of the Alphabet Series D, F, I, H, M and P. The national postmark was
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2019 Sports Stadiums – Series One
“Sport is valued highly in Australian culture, both by participants and spectators. It makes sense therefore that sport is a popular thematic on Australian stamps.
2018 150th Anniversary Aboriginal Cricket Tour
Tom Wills, the architect behind the commencement and codification of Australian Football in 1858, was also Australia’s leading cricketer. In 1866 the MCC asked Wills
2017 Sidney Nolan: “Footballer”
Sir Sidney Nolan was born in Carlton on the 22 April 1917. He grew up in St Kilda. With little formal art training, Nolan turned
2012 Australian Legends of Football
In 2012, the Australia Post Australian Legends Award celebrates the four codes of football played in Australia – Australian rules, football (soccer), rugby union and
2009 Let’s Get Active
Australia Post initiated Stamp Collecting Month, in 1993, as a way to educate children and encourage stamp collecting. Themes had included pets, zoos, oceans, space
2009 Premiers: The Cats
The grand final was played in cold and wet conditions on the 26 September 2009. It had rained heavily the previous night in Melbourne such
2008 Premiers: The Hawks
The Hawthorn Hawks won the 2008 Australian Football League Grand Final in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Grand Final week was full
2008 Postmarks
On the 23 April 1996 Australia Post issued its largest ever issue of stamps, booklets, postcards, maximum cards, minisheets and postmarks, to celebrate the centenary
2008 150 Years of Australian Football
Emigrants to the Colony of Victoria brought with them a variety of approaches to playing football from their schools and towns in England, Ireland and
2007 Premiers: The Cats
The 2007 AFL Grand Final was contested between the Geelong and Port Adelaide, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2007. It was
2006-07 Ashes Series
The 2006–07 cricket series between Australia and England for The Ashes was played in Australia from 23 November 2006 to 5 January 2007. Australia won