Australia – Scott # 1075, used

Description

Australia — Living Together: Performing Arts (Scott 1075)

This used commemorative stamp from Australia, cataloged as Scott #1075, was issued as part of the Living Together series, celebrating shared cultural experiences and everyday participation in the arts.

The 80c stamp features a playful cartoon illustration representing the performing arts, with two animated characters juggling and tumbling beneath a string of colorful lights. The exaggerated expressions and simple staging evoke community theater, street performance, and accessible, grassroots creativity rather than formal high culture.

The informal drawing style and bright palette reflect Australia Post’s late-20th-century use of humor and illustration to convey social values, emphasizing inclusion, joy, and shared experience through the arts.

Offered in used condition, the stamp shows a clear postal cancellation consistent with normal circulation. Color remains bright, the design is fully visible, and perforations are intact. A charming example for collectors of Australia, performing arts themes, or social-issue commemoratives.