The first thing you’re going to ask is “What on earth is a pictormark?” Fair question with an easy answer: it’s a contraction of two words “pictorial” and “postmark” which equals pictormark and it just so happens it’s a registered trademark. Told you it was easy.
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Pinjarra, WA used this postmark for the Scout event held from 4-15 January. Not on the Australia Post website, or Stamp Bulletin 497!
Subscribe to our newsletter, and be among the first to know! The postmark above is the one announced in newsletter #18 which was published on 1 January 2009 (yes, we're even open on Public Holidays).
Another recent commemoratively pictorial postmark that may be of interest to you has been put out by the Lions International Stamp Club, Chapter 10 for their 47th Multiple District Convention held here in Melbourne from 1-3 May 2009. The 'usual' Lion’s postmark has been characterised further for Melbourne as you can see:
If you'd like one of these for yourself, you'd better contact Ross Paine quickly before they sell out! There were only 200 of these covers produced.
Newsletter #23 gives warning of new postmarks being introduced in Western Australia and Victoria that haven't appeared in the latest (May-June 2009 No.298) Stamp Bulletin.
Australian PictorMarks itself is a two A5 volume catalogue depicting every pictorial and commemorative postmark used in Australia from 1879, and here’s just a few of them with a distinctly Aussie flavour:
If you're new to the hobby and want to know more, have a look at our
Whether you are researching or collecting, these volumes will become an essential item in your philatelic library. Available directly from Australian PictorMarks or a good stamp dealer near you..
Our latest book is now available. Find "Lest We Forget" here!
Graphics added to the catalogue page forAustralian PictorMarks . . . here!
