Date of Issue : 11 Feb 2003
Postmark : Mossman QLD 4873
Denomination : AU$1.45
Stamp Size : 30 mm x 25 mm
Paper : De La Rue
Printing Process : Lithography
Introduced in 1996, the Nature of Australia series uses specific localities to illustrate more general environmental categories. This Nature of Australia – Rainforest issue uses flora and fauna of the Daintree Rainforest in the Wet Tropics of North Queensland to illustrate Australia's tropical rainforest habitat. The Blue Orchid, as featured in this stamp issue, introduces the rainforest habitat to this range of stamps. A rare and beautiful orchid species, the Blue Orchid can grow up to 6 cm in diameter.