Australia puts 'Crocodile Hunter' on stamp
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-21 00:23:59
Australia puts 'Crocodile Hunter' on stamp Posted onMonday. November 05. 2007 (EST)Australian environmentalist and feature television "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has been commemorated on a stamp a year after his death. Australia Post said Monday.
Australian environmentalist and star television "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has been commemorated on a stamp seen here a year after his death. Australia Post said Monday &write; AFP/HO
SYDNEY (AFP) - 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 walk featuring Hollywood couple Brad 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) walk will go to Irwin's conservation charity. Wildlife Warriors.
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