The holiday road trip is being celebrated in a new stamp release by Australia post. The new stamps will be released on 18 September 2012.
“The excitement and fun of travelling to favourite destinations has been the inspiration for this stamp issue. We trust the delightful stamp illustrations will appeal to collectors and general mail-users alike,” said Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt.
The Road Trip Australia stamps where designed by artist Gavin Ryan.
Ryan explained that The stamp designs take a light-hearted approach to travelling through remarkable landscapes and calling at some landmark attractions; Port Arthur, in Tasmania; the Great Barrier Reef, on Australia’s north-eastern coastline; Margaret River, in Western Australia; Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory; and Phillip Island, south of Melbourne.