Rock Australia




Date of Issue : 20 Mar 2001
Postmark : Rocklands VIC 3410
Denomination : 10 x 45c
Stamp Size : 37.5 mm x 26 mm
Paper : Tullis Russell
Printing Process : Lithography

Music is synonymous with celebration, and this issue by Australia Post celebrates iconic Australian music. This issue on Rock Australia takes us from the pub rock area of the late 70s to the dance and studio music of the 1990s. The ten hit songs featured in the stamps are Khe Sanh (Cold Chisel, 1978), Down Under (Men at Work, 1981), Power and the Passion (Midnight Oil, 1983), Original Sin (INXS, 1984), You're the Voice (John Farnham, 1986), Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House, 1986), Treaty (Yothu Yindi, 1991), Tomorrow (Silverchair, 1994), Confide in Me (Kylie Minogue, 1994) and Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden, 1997).