ICOMOS Australia instigates a stamp issue featuring australian WH properties

Australia Post has issued commemorative stamps featuring four of Australia’s cultural World Heritage properties.

This stamp issue was instigated by Australia ICOMOS to mark what would have been the 2020 ICOMOS General Assembly in Sydney and this connection is acknowledged on the commemorative pack.

The stamps feature:

• Budj Bim Cultural Landscape;
• Cascades Female Factory (part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property);
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens;
• And the Sydney Opera House.

For more information, including an opportunity to buy the stamps and order a range of ‘collectible’ packages, click here. 

See also

Statement on GA2020 and the ICOMOS 2023 General Assembly 

Credits:
- The images used in this post are the stamps created by Australia Post.
Stamp and Product design by Jason Watts, Australia Post Design Studio