Australia Post -- 100th anniversary of the Princes Highway (2020)

Australia celebrates Stamp Collecting Month, Princes Highway, fossils
Australia- home to dogs and spiders that murder you, and bears that fall out of the sky. That's one part of it. The next part of it is where the people live - the southeast! Home to cities like Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, people ACTUALLY LIVE HERE (or at least more than 5). There's this one highway that goes from Sydney all the way to Adelaide - the Prince's Highway. Built in 1920, it's an almost 2000 kilometer long route that goes from Sydney thru Wollongong, Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, and ending at Port Augusta, SA.

Stamp Description
The stamps feature the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong, and Mount Gambier, featuring a vintage style poster for each. Under that, the city name and the caption "Princes Highway 1920-2020" with the value on the bottom. In the Mount Gambier stamp, it shows two people sitting on a hill overlooking the Blue and Valley Lakes; in the Geelong one, it depicts Waterfront Park, looking out towards the harbor; for Melbourne, it's Melbourne Town Hall facing down Collins St; for Sydney, it shows the North Head (correct me if I'm wrong) looking out towards Sydney Harbor (?).

Stamp Info:
Set of 4
Released Aug 11, 2020, in Sydney, NSW.
Total face value AU$1.10x4

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