Overview
The heart is quite simply the most iconic love symbol of all. The exchange of heart-shaped Valentines is believed to have gained popularity in Victorian England.
This issue of stamps, for special occasions and everyday use, is a fresh and contemporary take on the subject of love and the love-heart form.
Each stamp presents a heart-shaped object, floating in a panorama of blue sky and fluffy white clouds. There is a heart-shaped kite, sky-writing smoke trail, hot-air balloon and cloud.
The stamps convey a sense that love is something limitless, uplifting and exciting; that love is about to happen; that love really is ‘in the air’.
Designer
Jonathan Chong
Products released in this issue
- Stamp (4 x 70c)
- Cover (blank pictorial and gummed)
- Stamp pack
- Maxicard
- Postal numismatic cover
- Booklet of 10
- Chequebook of 20 x 10
- Gutter strip design
- Greeting card with chocolate
Technical specifications
| Issue date | 3 February 2015 |
| Issue withdrawal date | 31 August 2015 |
| Denominations | 4 x 70c se-tenant |
| Stamp design | Jonathan Chong |
| Product design | Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio |
| Paper gummed | Tullis Russell |
| Paper- self-adhesive | C100 |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Stamp size (mm) | 26mm x 37.5mm |
| Perforations | 13.86 x 14.6 |
| Sheet layout | Module of 50 |
| FDI postmark | Valentine, NSW 2280 |
| FDI withdrawal date | 5 March 2015 |
This content was produced at the time of the stamp issue release date and will not be updated.