FAQs Postmarks

A postmark is an inked rubber stamp, with an imprint that indicates the date and place. A postal worker will press the postmark onto your letter to show the stamp has been used for postage. The date on the postmark records where and when the item enters the mail system.

Postmarks are just as unique and fascinating as stamps themselves. Take a look at some of our latest ones, and learn how to perfectly place postmark ink onto your collectable items.

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Christmas - Secular

Issue date: 3 November 2025
Christmas - Religious

Issue date: 3 November 2025
The King's Birthday

Issue date: 28 October 2025
Tasmania's Convict Bridges

Issue date: 14 October 2025
Journey to Wellbeing

Issue date: 7 October 2025
Astronomical Observatories

Issue date: 30 September 2025
Ngana Nyitting The Art of Kevin Bynder

Issue date: 16 September 2025
Ford: 100 Years in Australia

Issue date: 2 September 2025
Australian Antarctic Territory - Antarctic Krill

Issue date: 26 August 2025
Margaret Preston 1875-1963

Issue date: 12 August 2025
Ferdinand Von Mueller 1825-1896

Issue date: 5 August 2025
Cherished Celebrations

Issue date: 21 July 2025
Opals

Issue date: 17 July 2025
Opals (International)

Issue date: 24 June 2025
Norfolk Island - Nature

Issue date: 17 June 2025
Bark Painting of Arnhem Land

Issue date: 10 June 2025
Corals of Cocos (Keeling) Island

Issue date: 20 May 2025
Endangered Freshwater Fishes

Issue date: 20 May 2025
World Heritage Islands

Issue date: 6 May 2025
AAT Aurora Australis

Issue date: 22 April 2025
Postcards from the Front

Issue date: 15 April 2025
Raptors – Birds of Prey

Issue date: 8 April 2025
50 Years of Colour TV

Issue date: 25 March 2025
Christmas Island Cultural Festivals

Issue date: 18 March 2025
Living Seashells

Issue date: 11 March 2025
Best Friends

Issue date: 18 February 2025
50th Anniversary of the Australian Honours System

Issue date: 11 February 2025
Norfolk Island Second Penal Settlement 1825 – 1855

Issue date: 4 February 2025
Native Orchids

Issue date: 21 January 2025
Ancient Lands

Issue date: 14 January 2025
Christmas Island Lunar New Year of the Snake

Issue date: 7 January 2025
Christmas Island Lunar New Year of the Snake

Issue date: 7 January 2025

First Day of Use: 4 September 2025
Post office: Huskisson NSW 2540
Type: Permanent Pictorial
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: Point Perpendicular Lighthouse and a whale
Size: 38mm diameter
First Day of Use: 24 August 2025
Post office: Brighton VIC 3186
Type: Temporary Pictorial
Text: BRIPEX 75th 1950 - 2025
Pictorial elements: N/A
Size: 32mm diameter
First Day of Use: 15 April 2025
Post office: Normanville SA 5204
Type: Permanent Pictorial
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: Leafy sea dragon (sea horse)
Size: 38mm diameter
First Day of Use: 1 March 2025
Post office: Panania NSW 2213
Type: Permanent
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: N/A
First Day of Use: 24 February 2025
Post office: Taree NSW 2430
Type: Permanent pictorial
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: Martin Bridge
First Day of Use: 24 February 2025
Post office: Roma QLD 4455
Type: Permanent
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: N/A
Size: 38mm diameter
First Day of Use: 13 January 2025
Post office: CSU Bathurst NSW 2795
Type: Permanent
Text: N/A
Pictorial elements: N/A
Size: 38mm diameter
First Day of Use: 7 January 2025
Post office: Haymarket NSW 2000
Type: Temporary
Text: CHINA TOWN Year of the Snake
Pictorial elements: Snake festival head
Size: 40mm diameter
First Day of Use: 7 January 2025
Post office: Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Type: Temporary
Text: CHINA TOWN Year of the Snake
Pictorial elements: Snake festival head
Size: 40mm diameter
First Day of Use: 7 January 2025
Post office: Cabramatta NSW 2166
Type: Temporary
Text: CHINA TOWN Year of the Snake
Pictorial elements: Snake festival head
Size: 40mm diameter
First Day of Use: 2 January 2025
Post office: Nubeena TAS 7184
Type: Permanent
Text: n/a
Pictorial elements: Nubeena is the Palawa (Indigenous) word for Crayfish
Size: 38mm diameter

Show: Brisbane Stamp & Coin Show
Issue date: 9 November 2025
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: N/A
Show: Brisbane Stamp & Coin Show
Issue date: 8 November 2025
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: N/A
Show: Sydney Stamp & Coin Show
Issue date: 23 March 2025
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Road Trip - NSW
Show: Sydney Stamp & Coin Show
Issue date: 22 March 2025
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Best Friend
Show: Sydney Stamp & Coin Show
Issue date: 21 March 2025
Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
Postmark text: Lunar Year of the Snake