AUSTRALIA - INDONESIA Joint Stamp Issue
The joint stamp issue between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Indonesia features a cuscus from each country. Primarily nocturnal marsupials, cuscuses are usually found in rainforests. They feed mainly on fruit, flowers and leaves. Slow and deliberate climbers, they use their tails to grip onto branches. Australian Spotted Cuscuses (Spilocuscus maculatus) are found on the Cape York Peninsula. Although widespread on the Peninsula, their numbers are low. Indonesian Bear Cuscuses (Ailurops ursinus) are found on Sulawesi and its surrounding islands.
Stamp illustrator: Rosemary Woodford Ganf Skye, South Australia
Stamp and miniature sheet design: Josephine Mure, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
Miniature sheet photograph: Alain Compost, Indonesia
Cover illustration: Endro Jatmiko, Perum Peruri Indonesia
Cover design: Lisa Christensen, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio.
The joint stamp issue between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Indonesia features a cuscus from each country. Primarily nocturnal marsupials, cuscuses are usually found in rainforests. They feed mainly on fruit, flowers and leaves. Slow and deliberate climbers, they use their tails to grip onto branches. Australian Spotted Cuscuses (Spilocuscus maculatus) are found on the Cape York Peninsula. Although widespread on the Peninsula, their numbers are low. Indonesian Bear Cuscuses (Ailurops ursinus) are found on Sulawesi and its surrounding islands.
Stamp illustrator: Rosemary Woodford Ganf Skye, South Australia
Stamp and miniature sheet design: Josephine Mure, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
Miniature sheet photograph: Alain Compost, Indonesia
Cover illustration: Endro Jatmiko, Perum Peruri Indonesia
Cover design: Lisa Christensen, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio.