Australian Legends

The Australian Legends is an annual series of commemorative postage stamps issued by Australia Post since 1997. The stamps commemorate living Australians who have made lifetime contributions to the development of the Commonwealth's national identity and character. Prior to 1997, the only living persons who could appear on Australian stamps were members of the British Royal Family.Australia Post: [http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467,CH4444%257EMO19,00.html "Racing Legends are first past the post,"] 2007.]

As examples of Australian graphic art, the stamps are designed to tell the story of events and personalities that shaped contemporary Australia. Each becomes part of a collective Australian memory which reflects Australian values and documents the development of Australia's national identity. [ [http://www1.auspost.com.au/priority/index.asp?area=features&article_id=707&issue_id=33 "156 years collecting Australian graphic art,"] "Priority" (Australia Post), 2000.]

In addition to the philatelic commemoration, the honor is also known as the Australia Post Australian Legends Award.Australia Post: [http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467,CH3007%257EMO19,00.html "Previous Australia Post Australian Legends,"] 2005.]

Issue details

* 1997 – Sir Donald Bradman, one of the world's greatest cricket players
* 1998 – "Australian Olympians", Betty Cuthbert, Herb Elliott, Dawn Fraser, Marjorie Jackson, Murray Rose and Shirley Strickland
* 1999 – Arthur Boyd, one of Australia’s most famous and prolific artists of the 20th century
* 2000 – "The Last Anzacs", Roy Longmore,Goldstein, Richard. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E7D61339F931A35754C0A9679C8B63&scp=7&sq=New+Zealand+anzac&st=nyt "Roy Longmore Dies; Australian 'Legend,' 107,"] "New York Times." July 2, 2001.] Walter Parker and Alec Campbell [http://www.auspost.com.au/download/bull_254.pdf "Australia Day: Australian Legends,"] "Stamp Bulletin" (Australia Post), p. 3.]
* 2001 – Slim Dusty, a celebrated country music composer and performer
* 2002 – "Medical Scientists", haematologist Professor Donald Metcalf, microbiologist Professor Nancy Millis, immunologists Professor Sir Gustav Nossal and Professor Peter Doherty, and epidemiologist and public health researcher Professor Fiona Stanley
* 2003 – "Tennis Champions", Margaret Court and Rod Laver
* 2004 – Dame Joan Sutherland, world-renowned soprano opera singer
* 2005 – "Fashion designers", Prue Acton, Jenny Bannister, Collette Dinnigan, Akira Isogawa, Joe Saba and Carla Zampatti. [see above]
* 2006 – Barry Humphries, satirist and actor
* 2007 – "Legends of Australian Horse Racing", George Moore, Roy Higgins, Bart Cummings, Bob Ingham, John Tapp and Arthur "Scobie" Breasley. [see above] ]
* 2008 – "Australian Legends of Philanthropy", Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Victor Smorgon and Loti Smorgon, Lady Mary Fairfax, and Frank Lowy.

Notes

References

* "Australia Day: Australian Legends," [http://www.auspost.com.au/download/bull_254.pdf "Stamp Bulletin" (Australia Post).] No. 254. March-May 2000.
* "156 years collecting Australian graphic art," [http://www1.auspost.com.au/priority/index.asp?issue_id=33 "Priority" (Australia Post).] Issue 32, 2000.