Australian Wildflowers

The displayed stamps were issued by Australia on 7th February, 2006.

The second issue in the definative series of Australia's most beautiful wildflowers, these four flowers are native to different parts of the country and are common within their respective ranges. The stamps were designed by Lynette Traynor.

2489 - $1 - Pincushion Hakea - Hakea laurina
2490 - $2 - Donkey Orchid - Diuris magnifica
2491 - $5 - Mangles Kangaroo Paw - Anigozanthos manglesii
2492 - $10 - Waratah - Telopea speciosissima

Pre-printed, stamped FDC from Australia

This first day cover issued by Australia on 13 June, 1991 shows the pictures and commarates the 175th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

The Royal Botanic Gardens is a place of natural beauty, where people come for peace, relaxation, education and to learn more about plants and horticulture. Royal Botanic Gardens, an oasis of 30 hectares in the heart of the city, boasts of several feature or themed gardens. There is a rose garden which consists of more than 1800 species.

Daisy from Australia

This Maxim Card was issued by Australia on 11th May, 2000. It shows a, full bloomed Daisy. This stamp along with 4 other stamps on different motifs were issued in sheet of 20 stamps each with a label that could be personalized.

These sheets were sold for $12 of which $2 was donated to volunteer organizations of the purchaser’s choice. Volunteer organizations could purchase these sheets and offer them for resale in fund raising projects.

1830 - Daisy -Bellis

A Scent of Rose

The sheet displayed above is been issued by Australia on 27th January 2006. The specialty about the stamps are that it contains the fragrance of the Rose Flower embedded in it. The technology behind this is micro-encapsulation. In this process tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules with many useful properties. A non-fragrant stamp also was issued along with this with its denomination being in solid grey colour.

To release the scent of rose one has to rub his finger accross the stamps.

2487 - Rose - Rosa