Description
Fauna is a popular theme with collectors and the general public alike. Australia boasts an impressive array of faunal species, many of which have become iconic symbols at home and overseas.
Mammals are divided into three groups: monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals, the latter being the largest group (which includes humans). Marsupial mammals give birth to tiny babies that crawl into a pouch on the outside of the mother’s abdomen, to continue their development. Monotremes differ greatly from marsupials and placental mammals, due to their low body temperature and the fact that they lay eggs. Their name comes from the fact that they have only one body opening.
A follow-up issue to the Australian Fauna stamp issue, released in March 2019, this stamp issue presents four fascinating Australian mammals: a ground-dwelling marsupial – the Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus); two tree-dwelling marsupials – the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) and the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps); and a monotreme – the Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). The animals presented span a variety of physical and behavioural traits.
Issue date 16-December-2019
Issue withdrawal date tba
Denomination 2 x $1.10, 1 x $2.20, 1 x $3.30\nStamp design Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Product design Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
Paper: gummed Tullis Russell
Paper: self-adhesive Securepost MC90
Paper: rolls RAF Unik
Printer RA Printing
Printer: rolls Multi-color Corp
Printing process Offset lithography
Printing process: rolls Flexographic
Stamp size (mm) 37.5 x 26
Perforations 13.86 x 14.6
Sheet layout Modules of 50
FDI Postmark Greenbushes WA 6254
FDI withdrawal date 31-January-2020
Reviews
There are no reviews yet