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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.

  • The King's Burthday postmark

    Issue: The King's Birthday

    Issue date:12 November 2024

  • Christmas Island Christmas postmar

    Christmas Island Christmas

    Issue date: 1 November 2024

  • Christmas postmark

    Christmas

    Issue date: 1 November 2024

  • Kalkadoon Dreaming postmark

    Kalkadoon Dreaming

    Issue date: 15 October 2024

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hermit Crabs postmark

    Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hermit Crabs

    Issue date: 8 October 2024

  • Universal Postal Union 150 Years postmark

    Universal Postal Union 150 Years

    Issue date: 1 October 2024

  • 100 Years of the Brownlow postmark

    100 Years of the Brownlow

    Issue date: 23 September 2024

  • Kids Showtime Greats postmark

    Kids Showtime Greats

    Issue date: 2 September 2024

  • Koalas in Danger postmark

    Koalas in Danger

    Issue date: 20 August 2024

  • Centenary of Last Cobb & Co. Coach postmark

    Centenary of Last Cobb & Co. Coach

    Issue date: 13 August 2024

  • Australian Antarctic Territory Seals postmark

    Australian Antarctic Territory Seals

    Issue date: 13 August 2024

  • Centenary of Compulsory Voting postmark

    Centenary of Compulsory Voting

    Issue date: 16 July 2024

  • A Free Press: 200 Years postmark

    A Free Press: 200 Years

    Issue date: 9 July 2024

  • Marine Emblems (International) postmark

    Marine Emblems (International)

    Issue date: 1 July 2024

  • Path to Paris: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics postmark

    Path to Paris: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

    Issue date: 24 June 2024

  • Norfolk Island Fishing postmark

    Norfolk Island Fishing

    Issue date: 11 June 2024

  • Sky Country: The Seven Sisters postmark

    Issue: Sky Country: The Seven Sisters

    Issue date: 4 June 2024

  • Around Australia Flights – 100 Years postmark

    Issue: Around Australia Flights – 100 Years

    Issue date: 21 May 2024

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 40th Anniversary of Self-Determination postmark

    Issue: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 40th Anniversary of Self-Determination

    Issue date: 7 May 2024

  • Christmas Island Airport – 50 Years postmark

    Issue: Christmas Island Airport – 50 Years

    Issue date: 23 April 2024

  • Anzac Day 2024: Picturing War postmark

    Issue: Anzac Day 2024: Picturing War

    Issue date: 16 April 2024

  • Special Occasions 2024 postmark

    Issue: Special Occasions 2024

    Issue date: 3 April 2024

  • Marine Emblems postmark

    Issue date: Marine Emblems

    Issue date: 26 March 2024

  • Norfolk Island: 1974 Royal Visit postmark

    Issue date: Norfolk Island: 1974 Royal Visit

    Issue date: 19 March 2024

  • The Shared Table postmark

    Issue: The Shared Table

    Issue date: 12 March 2024

  • Gert Sellheim Travel Posters postmark

    Issue: Gert Selheim Travel Posters

    Issue date: 27 February 2024

  • Australian Antarctic Territory Petrels postmark

    Issue: Australian Antarctic Territory Petrels

    Issue date: 20 February 2024

  • Retro Audio postmark

    Issue: Retro Audio

    Issue date: 20 February 2024

  • Australian Ground Parrots postmark

    Issue: Australian Ground Parrots

    Issue date: 13 February 2024

  • Christmas Island Lunar New Year of the Dragon postmark

    Issue: Christmas Island Lunar New Year of the Dragon

    Issue date: 29 January 2024

  • Nostalgic Fruit Labels postmark

    Issue: Nostalgic Fruit Tinned Labels

    Issue date: 22 January 2024

  • Norfolk Island Humpback Whale postmark

    Issue: Norfolk Island Humpback Whale

    Issue date: 8 January 2024

  • Sheffield TAS 7306 postmark

    First day of use: 1 November 2024
    Post Office: Sheffield TAS 7306
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Gracemere QLD 4702 postmark

    First day of use: 28 October 2024
    Post Office: Gracemere QLD 4702
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Augathella QLD 4477 postmark

    First day of use: 28 October 2024
    Post Office: Augathella QLD 4477
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Albion Park Rail NSW 2527

    First day of use: 28 October 2024
    Post Office: Albion Park Rail NSW 2527
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Noosa Heads Post Office QLD 4567 postmark

    First day of use: 2 September 2024
    Post Office: Noosa Heads QLD 4567
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: Noosa Heads Community Hub
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Toowoomba 2024 postmark

    First day of use: 14 August 2024
    Post Office: Toowoomba QLD 4350
    Type: Temporary pictorial
    Postmark text: Last Cobb & Co Coach Service (100th Anniversary)
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • First day of use: 20 May 2024
    Post Office: Exmouth WA 6707
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: Ningaloo Reef
    Pictorial elements: Whale Shark outline
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Condamine bell postmark

    First day of use: 1 April 2024
    Post Office: Condamine QLD 4416
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: Condamine bell
    Pictorial elements: Condamine bell outline
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Philatelic Centre Brisbane postmark

    First day of use: 18 March 2024
    Post Office: Brisbane GPO QLD 4000
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: Philatelic Centre Brisbane GPO Sir Thomas Brisbane
    Pictorial elements: Head outline of Sir Thomas Brisbane
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Kingston SE SA postmark

    First day of use: 18 March 2024
    Post Office: Kingston SE SA 5275
    Type: Permanent
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • First day of use: 18 March 2024
    Post Office: Stanley TAS 7331
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: Sea cove near Stanley
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Port Hedland WA postmark

    First day of use: 1 March 2024
    Post Office: Port Hedland WA 6721
    Type: Permanent 
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Chatswood 50th anniversary postmark

    First day of use: 12 February 2024
    Post Office: Chatswood NSW 2067
    Type: Temporary pictorial
    Postmark text: Willoughby District Historical Society 50th Anniversary 1974-2024
    Pictorial elements: Historical Society building
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Rainforests postmark

    First day of use: 1 February 2024
    Post Office: Kyogle NSW 2474
    Type: Permanent pictorial
    Postmark text: Gateway to the rainforests
    Pictorial elements: Rainforest plantations
    Postmark size: 38mm diameter

  • Hopetoun postmark

    First day of use: 1 February 2024
    Post Office: Hopetoun VIC 3396
    Type: Permanent
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • Chinatown postmark

    First day of use: 29 January 2024
    Post Office: Cabramatta NSW 2166
    Type: Temporary pictorial
    Postmark text: CHINATOWN Year of the Dragon
    Pictorial elements: Dragon festival head
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • Melbourne Chinatown postmark

    First day of use: 29 January 2024
    Post Office: Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
    Type: Temporary pictorial
    Postmark text: CHINATOWN Year of the Dragon
    Pictorial elements: Dragon festival head
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • First day of use: 29 January 2024
    Post Office: Haymarket NSW 2000
    Type: Temporary pictorial
    Postmark text: CHINATOWN Year of the Dragon
    Pictorial elements: Dragon festival head
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • First day of use: 1 January 2024
    Post Office: Fitzroy South VIC 3065
    Type: Permanent
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Size: 38mm  diameter

  • Tarwin Lower postmark

    First day of use: 1 January 2024
    Post Office: Tarwin Lower VIC 3956
    Type: Permanent
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • Canterbury postmark

    First day of use: 1 January 2024
    Post Office: Canterbury VIC 3126
    Type: Permanent
    Postmark text: N/A
    Pictorial elements: N/A
    Size: 38mm diameter

  • 2024 Brisbane stamp show postmark

    Issue date: 10 November 2024
    Show: Brisbane Stamp & Coin Show
    Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
    Postmark text: Kookaburra
    Pictorial elements: Kookaburra on branch holding decoration

  • Brisbane Stamp and coin show postmark

    Issue date: 9 November 2024
    Show: Brisbane Stamp & Coin Show
    Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
    Postmark text: Koala
    Pictorial elements: Outline of koala

  • Perth stamp and coin show day 1 postmark

    Issue date: 10 March 2024
    Show: Perth Stamp & Coin Show
    Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
    Postmark text: Perth skyline
    Pictorial elements: Outline of Perth skyline

  • Perth Stamp show day 2 postmark

    Issue date: 9 March 2024
    Show: Perth Stamp & Coin Show
    Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
    Postmark text: Perth skyline
    Pictorial elements: Outline of Perth skyline

  • Perth stamp show day 3 postmark

    Issue date: 8 March 2024
    Show: Perth Stamp & Coin Show
    Type: Stamp Show temporary postmark
    Postmark text: Perth skyline
    Pictorial elements: Outline of Perth skyline

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