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Owls

Anon E. Mouse Cachets, Columbus, IN 47203, USA

Owls have flown this Earth for nearly 50 million years. Humans have always been fascinated with this ancient bird of prey with an upright stance, round face and large eyes that blink like people. Another reason for our interest could arise from the fact that owls inhabit the night, a time period and place that most humans are not familiar with. Stories of indigenous peoples relate interesting episodes on Owls. Some people adore them; others are terrified by their very call. The Greeks, Romans and Indians (North and South American and Oriental) attribute supernatural powers to them. Similarly, Aboriginal people relate many rich stories and myths about this wonderful bird and its connection with the Land and Nature.

The Owls of Australia have been sending out their calls for centuries. But we have not heeded their urgent calls to live and let live. We are now so enveloped in our own little world that we have lost touch with what is going on around us. In the process we have also lost touch with ourselves. Unlike the Owl, which has retained its keen sense of sight and sound, we seem incapable of seeing without prejudice and distortion. The hoots of the Night Watchman have become progressively louder and more agitated. The message is clear - Wake Up Australia! Wake Up!

Image	Description	Price AU	#	Order
	Australian Post Office, pre-stamped postage paid postcard, 145 mm x 105 mm, issued 1 October 1997, shows Barking Owl, cancelled on day of issue, pictorial Boobook Owl 1 October 1997, Monbulk Victoria 3793, 4 cards postmarked and numbered.	$30	OW01
	Australian Post Office, pre-stamped postage paid postcard, 145 mm x 105 mm, issued 1 October 1997, shows Barking Owl, cancelled on day of use, pictorial Powerful Owl 6 August 1998, Mt Evelyn Victoria 3796, 3 cards postmarked and numbered.	$30	OW02
	Australian Post Office, pre-stamped postage paid postcard, 145 mm x 105 mm, issued 9 May 1996, shows Powerful Owl, cancelled on day of use, pictorial Powerful Owl 6 August 1998, Mt Evelyn Victoria 3796, 6 cards postmarked and numbered.	$30	OW03
	Australian Post Office, Stamp Bulletin No. 264 Mailing Sheet, A5 (148 mm x 210 mm), Christmas Island 45¢ Hawk Owl stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 1 May 2002, Christmas Island 6798, 21 postmarked and numbered.	$20	OW04
	Australia Post Office, first day cover, P O Size ( 110 mm x 190 mm), 45¢ Christmas Island Hawk Owl stamp, 2001 Birds of Prey cover, over-printed by Noel Almeida of Dandenong Victoria with Greetings from the Owls of Australia in gold, cancelled on the day of issue 1 May 2002, pictorial Powerful Owl postmark, Mt Evelyn Victoria 3796, 25 over-printed and numbered.	$25	OW05
	Australian Post Office, Stamp Bulletin No. 264 Mailing Sheet, A5 (148 mm x 210 mm), Christmas Island 45¢ Hawk Owl stamp, cancelled on the first day of issue, pictorial Powerful Owl 1 May 2002, Mt Evelyn Victoria 3796, 18 postmarked and numbered.	$20	OW06
	Australia Post Office, first day cover, P O Size ( 110 mm x 190 mm), 45¢ Christmas Island Hawk Owl stamp, 2001 Birds of Prey cover, over-printed by Noel Almeida of Dandenong Victoria with Greetings from the Owls of Australia in gold, cancelled on the day of issue 1 May 2002, pictorial Boobook Owl postmark, Monbulk Victoria 3793, 25 over-printed and numbered.	$25	OW07
	Australian Post Office, Stamp Bulletin No. 264 Mailing Sheet, A5 (148 mm x 210 mm), Christmas Island 45¢ Hawk Owl stamp, cancelled on the first day of issue, pictorial Boobook Owl 1 May 2002, Monbulk Victoria 3793, 18 postmarked and numbered.	$20	OW08
	Australia Post pictorial full colour letter card, 180 mm x 150 mm (open), 90 mm x 150 mm (folded). Cat No. ASC L75, issued 20 March 1985, stamp area (Sooty Owl), back (Boobook Owl). Printed essay by Noel Almeida on inside titled Night Watchman, affixed with poster stamp (28 mm x 42 mm) showing owl cricket batsman in full colour illustration by artist Dave Bennet, Van Nuys, California, USA, numbered limited edition of 100.	$25	0W09 Owl 01-1
	Australia Post pictorial full colour letter card, 180 mm x 150 mm (open), 90 mm x 150 mm (folded). Cat No. ASC L75, stamp area (Sooty Owl), back (Boobook Owl), postmarked on 20 March 1985 first day of issue, inside blank for message.	$20	OW10 Owl 02-1
	Cricket Local Post, first day cover, 110 mm x 160 mm, 300 printed in full colour, cancelled first day of issue, 10 April 1998, with insert detailing the event, illustration on stamp and cover by Dave Bennett, master cartoonist, of Van Nuys, California, USA.	$10	OW11 Owl 03-1
	Poster stamp, 28 mm x 42 mm, cricket Night Watchman illustration by master cartoonist Dave Bennett, Van Nuys, California, titled Call of The Owl, issued 10 April 1998 by Cricket Local Post, printed in full-colour by Novelty Printing, Adelaide, South Australia.	$5	OW12 Owl 04-1

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