| 21-January-2020 Australia Tree Dwellers of the Tropics Wesley First Day Cover
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| 21-January-2020 Australia Tree Dwellers of the Tropics Wesley First Day Cover (large) with cachet Eucalyptus Trees, Bennett’s Tree-kangaroo, white Lemuroid Ringtail Possum and Spectacled Flying-fox affixed with Minisheet of three stamps: $1.10 Tree-kangaroo $1.10 Flying-fox $1.10 Ringtail Possum and tied pictorial postmark Leaves, Cairns, Qld 4870. Spanning almost 9,000 square kilometres, the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area is located between Townsville and Cooktown in northern Queensland. The area boasts one of the largest rainforest wilderness areas in Australia. The tree-dwelling mammals of the Wet Tropics come out at night to socialise and feed. This stamp issue features three such mammals: the solitary, near-threatened Bennett’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) the rare, white version of the Lemuroid Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides) and the endangered Spectacled Flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), a mega-bat and vital forest pollinator. Each species is illustrated by renowned wildlife artist Kevin Stead. The high proportion of threatened species in the Wet Tropics is due to many factors, including forest clearing, changes to water and fire regimes, and climate change. As a result of extreme temperatures in recent years, the possum and flying-fox featured in this stamp issue have experienced significant population declines.
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Item #: INV-134551
Condition FDC
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Pricing in AU$
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Within Australia
A$
8.25
(inc GST 0.75 )
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Outside Australia
A$ 7.50
(approx. US$5.03)
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