| 16-December-2019 Australia Australian Fauna P&S Booklet Wesley First Day Cover
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| 16-December-2019 Australia Australian Fauna P&S Booklet Wesley First Day Cover (extra large) with cachet of Sleeping Wombat and Wombats Next 5 KM Road Sign affixed with Booklet of 20 x $1.10 Wombat Peel-and-Stick stamps tied pictorial postmark Echidna, Greenbushes, WA 6254. Fauna is a popular theme with collectors and the general public alike. Australia boasts an impressive array of faunal species, many of which have become iconic symbols at home and overseas. Mammals are divided into three groups: monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals, the latter being the largest group (which includes humans). Marsupial mammals give birth to tiny babies that crawl into a pouch on the outside of the mother’s abdomen, to continue their development. Monotremes differ greatly from marsupials and placental mammals, due to their low body temperature and the fact that they lay eggs. Their name comes from the fact that they have only one body opening. A follow-up issue to the Australian Fauna stamp issue, released in March 2019, this stamp issue presents four fascinating Australian mammals: a ground-dwelling marsupial – the Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) two tree-dwelling marsupials – the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) and the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) and a monotreme – the Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). The animals presented span a variety of physical and behavioural traits. Wombats are the largest burrowing mammals in Australia. These stocky creatures dig vast burrow systems of up to 20 metres long, more than two metres below the ground, with their rat-like front teeth and powerful claws. The rump of the wombat is covered by a very tough, thick skin that is often used as protection from attackers, as it dives into its burrow or a hollow log. The Common Wombat, the species featured on the stamp, is the only living member of its genus Vombatus, though it is similar in appearance to Australia’s two other wombat species, the main difference being the absence of hair on its nose and courser fur. The Common Wombat’s main habitats are limited to south-eastern Australia.
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Item #: INV-134539
Condition FDC
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Pricing in AU$
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Within Australia
A$
55.00
(inc GST 5.00 )
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Outside Australia
A$ 50.00
(approx. US$33.50)
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