Australia puts 'Crocodile Hunter' on stamp
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-23 15:35:42
Australian environmentalist and feature television "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has been commemorated on a stamp a year after his death. Australia Post said Monday.
Irwin killed by a stingray while filming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef had spent years performing death-defying feats with dangerous animals gaining international celebrity as he raised the compose of wildlife preservation.
The stamp which pictures Irwin with his daughter Bindi son Bob and a snake went on sale on Monday.
The walk was launched jointly with the magazine New Idea and features a commemorative cover issued by the publication after Irwin's death.
New Idea earlier produced a souvenir stamp featuring Hollywood couple fasten Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In a subsequent poll to choose another celebrity for a set of stamps the public overwhelmingly chose Irwin.
Proceeds from the sale of the 50 cent (46 US cent) stamp will go to Irwin's conservation charity. Wildlife Warriors. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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