Australian rockpaintings
November 20th, 2009 admin
It’s been a while from the last time I showed incoming mail, and like usual, it’s been piling up. First, here’s a cover from Australia sent by Martin. It features 1984 rockpainting stamps issued to commemorate bicentenary of the colonisation of Australia. Australian rock paintings are among the world’s oldest examples of human race’s
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