S for South Australia
artist: Gavin Ryan
The idea is for Australians to "grab a magnifying glass" and attempt to see how many hidden names, places and treasures can be found on each stamp. This one shows (apart from the three men and a baby) a snail, shark, surf, sandcastle, starfish and a sausage. Once you know that each thing on the stamp will correspond to the designated letter, and that all can be found in that letter's state (in this case South Australia) it sort of makes sense. Except for the angry looking dad taking over the building of the 'sandcastle' that looks more like a bridge than a castle. And the little girl feeding a sausage to a shark. And would any self respecting surfer dude carry his surfboard in a shopping cart?
(I accidentally passed my postcard on before checking to see if my photo of the stamp was clear. It wasn't. So this one is from the website.)
for the bizarre or unexplainable
3 comments:
This is a curious stamp!
My surfing grandson will be in Australia in December - no shopping trolley for him. Fun stamp.
Agree with Eva! Such a curious stamp; I'm tempted to get a magnifying glass to study the items on it.
Post a Comment