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Australia Post remembers rare class of meteorite
Australia Post is releasing a commemorative stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of one of the world’s most scientifically acclaimed meteorites, the Murchison meteorite.
Arriving just two months after the first Moon landing, the Murchison meteorite was declared “as exciting as moon dust”. The meteorite shower fell around the small town of Murchison, some 160 kilometres north of Melbourne in Victoria, on Sunday, 28 September 1969.
Commenting on the stamp release, Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt said the stamp was one for science fans, history buffs, and collectors alike.
“The Murchison meteorite retained many chemical properties from the time of its formation some 4.56 billion years ago and may even be a fragment of a comet. It has been extensively studied due to its rarity and the large amount of material recovered.”
The commemorative stamp, designed by Tim Hancock of the Backpack Creative studio, features a graphic representation of the meteor falling to Earth in the vicinity of the town of Murchison.
The hexagons suggest the structure of the amino acids that were found in the meteorite.
Other products associated with this issue include sheetlet of 10 x $1 stamps, first day cover and maxicard.
The Murchison Meteorite commemorative stamp issue is available now at participating Post Offices, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at auspost.com.au/stamps, while stocks last.
Australia Post is celebrating two of our beautiful cities, releasing two International Post stamps featuring Sydney and Perth. The stamp issue is the second in a series featuring Australian cities, with the first issue in 2018 featuring Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne.
The largest state by area, Western Australia occupies approximately a third of the continent. Its capital city Perth, located on the beautiful Swan River and bounded by the Indian Ocean, was established in 1829 on the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. With around 2.3 million people, Perth is the fourth largest city in Australia. The stamp shows Elizabeth Quay, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee.
Experience the nature – trees and leaves at the center of the design of the sensory and associative nature experience. When selecting the photographic material, Janse searched for autumn colors that are as close as possible to each other. “I stayed away from the romantic, multi-colored autumn hues, but chose greenish and orange-colored brown. They are the first steps in the rotting process that nature simply undergoes in the autumn. ”
PostNL very much wanted to put the informal photos of the royal family on stamps, explains Stephan van den Eijnden, commercial director Mail of PostNL. “On the 5 stamps released earlier this year with Olaf’s most important work, there was no room for it. Now these accessible and penetrating photos get all the attention they deserve. Today’s issue is also in line with our tradition of regularly commissioning high-profile artists for stamp designs. For example, the permanent stamps with King Willem-Alexander were designed by Studio Job, based on a portrait by photographer Rineke Dijkstra. ”
I had the good fortune to meet him—twice—and I’m a fan. So I looked forward to the commemorative memorial stamp for him that was issued on his next birthday, June 12, 2019.
We would not see such an issuance again until the passing of Pres. Warren Harding from a heart attack on August 2, 1923. A mourning stamp in his honor (Figure 2)—a flat plate-printed, perf. 11 version (Scott #610)—was released just a month later, on Sept. 1, 1923. It was followed by three more versions (perf. 10 flat plate, imperf., and perf. 11 rotary press; Scott #s 611-613) within a couple of months.
was given a 17¢ memorial stamp in black (Scott 623) almost two years after he died, seen in a first day cover, Figure 3. William Howard Taft whose presidency ended in 1913, left us on March 8, 1930, and was included in the Fourth Bureau issue with a brown 4¢ sheet stamp and a coil just three months later (Fig. 4)
But Calvin Coolidge, who passed in 1933 was not placed on a stamp until the presidential issue of 1938, where he was the honoree on the $5 (Scott #834).
We are long past the times when the U.S. Postal Service was simply reactive to a presidential passing. Wouldn’t be prudent. They now have “in the bank” an approved image of each president who has left office, ready for use on the memorial stamp. It has been selected by the president himself, and discussed with the immediate family as well.
employees, and a year-round employee payroll donation program. Funds go to organizations that operate in the province or territory in which they were raised.
Easter Seals Alberta, for its Camp Horizon Earth Program, an adaptive hiking program for kids with disabilities or medical conditions;
WASHINGTION — The U.S. Postal Service announced today that this year’s contemporary holiday stamps will highlight wreaths to welcome the season. The Holiday Wreaths Forever stamps will be issued later this fall, providing plenty of time for mailing greeting cards. Details will be announced soon. These stamps will be among several holiday-themed stamps that will be available this year.
The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.97″ x 1.22″ 
The B&W Pictorial measures 2.67″ x 1.38″
A global superstar, Elton John is one of the most successful recording artists of all time and has, over his 50-year career, achieved one diamond, 38 platinum or multi-platinum and 26 gold albums. He has been awarded 13 Ivor Novellos, five Grammys and the Grammy Legend Award, five BRITS, including the first BRITS Icon Award, an Academy Award, a Tony Award and a Golden Globe.
He has been deeply influential to successive generations of songwriters. His work has been covered by hundreds of artists in different genres, from Ed Sheeran to Aretha Franklin to Lady Ga Ga.
Elton John, said: “To say I was surprised when Royal Mail got in touch, is an understatement. Never did I think I’d appear on a stamp! It’s wonderful, a great honour.”
The stamps and a range of unique collectible products including frames and prints are available from 
platinum, and 26 gold albums, over 50 Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. He holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997”, which sold over 33 million copies. Diamonds the Ultimate Greatest Hits album, reached the Top 5 of the UK album charts on its release in November 2017, becoming Elton’s 40th UK Top 40 album in the process. This release celebrated 50 years of his song writing partnership with Bernie Taupin. August 2018 saw Elton named as the most successful male solo artist in Billboard Hot 100 chart history, having logged 67 entries, including nine No. 1s and 27 Top 10s.
Elton announced the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at New York’s Gotham Hall in January 2018. Encompassing 5 continents, and over 350 dates, this 3-year-long tour started in September 2018 and marks his retirement from touring after more than 50 years on the road. In May 2019 it was named Billboard’s Top Rock Tour. To date, Elton has delivered more than 4,000 performances in more than 80 countries since launching his first tour in 1970. 2019 has already seen the release of ‘Rocketman’, a fantasy musical motion picture of his life and his autobiography Me will be published later in the year.
Among the many awards and honours bestowed upon him are six GRAMMYs, including a GRAMMY Legend award, a Tony and an Oscar, a Best British Male Artist BRIT Award, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honor, Legend of Live Award, 13 Ivor Novello Awards between 1973 and 2001and a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services.”
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“None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers” opens Sept. 14 at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. Developed by the Diplomatic Security Service of the U.S. Department of State, the exhibition is on view through Jan. 26, 2020.
MONTRÉAL – Canada Post today unveiled three stamps honouring Leonard Cohen, whose songs over a five-decade career distilled the desire and pain of romantic love and 
explored the darkness and light of the human experience.
the mid-1960s, the income from writing four books of poetry and two novels left him struggling “to pay my grocery bill,” he once recalled. After returning to Canada from the Greek island where he’d lived for years, the self-taught guitarist discovered the folk music movement sweeping North America. He tried his hand at writing songs. He played some privately for singer Judy Collins, who loved them. A folk and pop star, she sang two of them on her next album, becoming one of the hundreds of artists who would record Cohen’s songs during his life. He released his first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen, in 1967.
“Leonard was always deeply appreciative of his Canadian heritage, and would have been moved by this honour from Canada Post,” says Robert Kory, Cohen’s manager, estate trustee and friend.
MONTRÉAL – Canada Post will unveil a stamp set honouring Leonard Cohen at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, overlooking the grand Cohen mural on Crescent Street, on Friday, September 20.
MONTRÉAL – Postes Canada tiendra le dévoilement de timbre rendant hommage à Leonard Cohen au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, dans la verrière ayant vue sur la grande murale de Leonard Cohen sur la rue Crescent, le vendredi 20 septembre.
