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2026 Winter Olympics stamps

Australia Post is supporting our team competing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games with the release of a dedicated instant stamp program, honouring the Australians who strike gold in the 35th Winter Olympic Games. Each stamp is specially created following our Aussie athlete’s gold medal ceremony, featuring their official Winter Olympic medal ceremony…

World Stamp Show May 2026

For one week in May 2026, the world capital of stamp collecting will be the Boston 2026 World Expo, the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States. Issued to celebrate this decennial extravaganza, these two stamps highlight the special role of Boston in the American Revolution as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to celebrate…

SpongeBob Stamps Released

The U.S. Postal Service today issued stamps celebrating Nickelodeon’s animated children’s television show “SpongeBob SquarePants” in New York City’s Times Square. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS who designed the stamps using artwork provided by Nickelodeon, signed autographs for customers purchasing the stamps. Since its debut on July 17, 1999, Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” animated…

Year of the Snake Stamp Issue

Australia Post is celebrating the New Year with a special edition set of stamps and collectables to commemorate the Lunar Year of the Snake, available from 7 January 2025.  The range continues Australia Post’s tradition of celebrating the Chinese Zodiac with beautifully designed stamps that capture the essence of the Year of the Snake. Starting…

Gold Medal Stamps

As our athletes are in final preparations for the Olympics, Australia Post is gearing up to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our athletes, with an iconic collection honouring each gold medal winner with their own official Australian Olympic Team stamp to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics. Each stamp is created immediately after athletes win gold, with…

Australia Post Celebrates CWA Centenary

Australia Post has released a new stamp to celebrate 100 years of advocacy and community work by Country Women’s Associations across Australia to improve the lives of rural and regional women, children and communities. “The celebration of our centenary is an important milestone for our association and our members, marking 100 years of advocacy on…

Australia Post Celebrating 100 Years of Ginger Meggs

Australia Post is celebrating 100 years of Australia’s much-loved waistcoat-wearing rascal, Ginger Meggs, with the release of three stamps featuring the work of creator Jimmy Bancks, and subsequent illustrators James Kemsley and Jason Chatfield. The character of Ginger Meggs first appeared in “Gladsome Gladys”, with the comic strip soon renamed “Us Fellers” and then, in…

Australia Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team Honoured with Tokyo 2020 Gold Medallist stamp

After their gold medal-winning performance in the pool, Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell will be the first Australian athletes to feature on Australia Post’s Australian Gold Medallist Stamps for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a stunning performance, Australia’s 4 x 100 metre Freestyle Relay team set a World Record time…