2017-10-07 Sat

Australia Post issued a new stamp on 2nd October to provide a reduced domestic postage rate for people with federal concession cards like pensioners, health care, senior’s health care, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and veteran’s repatriation cards. The rate is reduced to 60¢ per from $1. Some of these stamps are also offered to collectors through products like a first-day cover, a stamp pack and a maxi card. The stamp pack contains a pane of five such stamps.

The first Australian concession stamp was issued on 24th March 2014. The designs feature an outline map of Australia on a beach, and a kangaroo, respectively. The new stamp features each letter of “AUSTRALIA” represented symbolically. The “A” comes with Parliament in Canberra , stars of the Southern Cross from the flag is attached to "U", an emu is attached to "S", a kangaroo on "T", a surfer on "R", a cockatoo on "A", a boomerang on "L", a cricket bat and ball on "I", and the Sydney Opera House on the final "A".