Australia MAXICARD - Hornby, Inner South Head, NSW

Thank you Lisa for the great lighthouse maxicard.

"The Hornby Lighthouse at South Head was built by public demand after the tragic shipwrecks of the Dunbar and the Catherine Adamson

The light was opened by Sir William Denison, Governor of New South Wales, in 1858. It was named after the family of Governor Dennison’s wife, whose father became Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, Commander in Chief of the British Pacific Fleet in the 1860s. However it was known as the Lower Light to distinguish it from the nearby Macquarie Light, New South Wales’ first." Read more interesting history here.

Australia MAXICARD - Queen Birthday

Thanks so much Angela for the Queen maxicard.!

Queen Elizabeth II, Windsor 20 April 2016

Thank you so much Felicit for the great QEII maxicard.

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria,Prince George with his sister Charlotte, Wedding of Harry and Meghan.

Thanks so much to Helena for the great British Royalty postcard.  Love the Queen Victoria maxicard.!

AUSTRALIA Maxicard. Rising Sun Badge 1954-69

Rising Sun Badge 1954-69 (fifth design)

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Mammatus

Mammatus, Booborowie, South Australia.  Thanks to Christine for the beautiful maxicard.

"Mammatus, meaning "mammary cloud", is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically cumulonimbus rainclouds, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma."

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Queen Elizabeth II

Thanks so much to Julia for the wonderful QE card.

"Queen Elizabeth II, Commonwealth Service,  Westminster Abbey, London, 9 March 2015."

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - The Eastern Grass Owl

Thanks so much to Liz for the maxicard.

"The eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris), or Australian grass owl is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. T

The Eastern Grass Owl is sometimes known as the ‘Daddy Long-legs Owl’, reflecting the prominence of its elongated, slender legs which are an adaption to living in marshy sedgelands, farmland, canefields and other open habitats with tussocks of grass. Unlike other Australian owls, grass owls nest on the ground, among rank vegetation. They hunt for rodents, birds and insects by flying slowly over an area, and then plunging head-first, with the bird’s talons lunging onto the hapless prey at the last moment."

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II at the Broadway Theater, Barking, London.  What a great addition to my maxicard addition.  Thank so much Corinna!

AUSTRALIA Maxicard

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Roselands

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Australia Favorite Stamps

Thank you to Lisa for the maxicard!

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Golden Sapphire/ GemBrook

Thanks to Philocartist for the Australian Maxicard.

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Queen Elizabeth II

Thanks to Renee for the Queen Elizabeth maxicard!.

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - L is for ...

Many thanks to Michelle for the maxicard.

Fair Dinkum: Aussie Alphabet part 2

On 16 August 2016, part two of the Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet stamp series will be released. Once again, Artist Gavin Ryan has created some highly amusing and quintessentially ocker scenes, based on each letter of the alphabet.

Within each stamp-sized scene, there are places, products, lexicon, cultural icons and native fauna beginning with the featured letter.

Part One, released on 1 March 2016 featured the letters N, Q, S, V and W (to represent five of the six Australian states). This time it’s A, C, L, R, T. That means it’s Tassie’s turn! As well as Tarquin the tradie, you’ll cross paths with angry Aaron the Aussie Rules aficionado, and cautious couple Cheryl and Claude. Plus, there’s a lamington being lobbed, a crazy cockatoo and a chummy crocodile to contend with.

While you feel you may have caught everything, a second glance may bring something else to light …

A is for… Aussie Rules, Adelaide, ant, Anzac memorial …
C is for… Canberra, cockatoo, crocodile, campfire, couple…
L is for… Lace Monitor, lyrebird, lamington, log, lounge …
R is for… refrigerator, rugby, reel, rope, Red Centre, ruler…
T is for…Tasmania, tinnie, tradie, Tasmanian Devil, two-up …

So have a Captain Cook for some hidden Australiana, and keep your eyes peeled for part three of the Fair Dinkum Aussie alphabet.

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - A.D. Colquhoun

A.D. Colquhoun (born 1894)
The Rt Hon. J.B. Chifley
(Prime Minister 13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949)

Thanks to Sharon for the Maxicard.

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - Golden Wattle Diamond Brooch

From Denny, thank so much for this  beautiful maxi card.

AUSTRALIA MAXICARD - Royal Christening, Prince George of Cambridge

Thanks to postcrosser Heather for the great maxicard.

AUSTRALIA MAXICARD - Sugar Cane Maxicard

Thank you Anita for the nice maxicard from Australia.