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Australia Post issues set of 5 stamps with denomination of 55 cents each, which feature five of Australia’s most beautiful city parks on 14 July, 2009.

1. Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne: Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens was reserved in 1848, although it was not laid out until 1859. Today it ranks as one of the city’s premier parks.

2. Roma St Parkland, Brisbane: Brisbane’s Roma Street Parkland is renowned for its subtropical plantings. This park was the result of a major redevelopment of former railway yards completed in 2000.

3. St David’s Park, Hobart: St David’s Park in Hobart was opened in 1926, its two hectares occupying the site of Hobart’s first burial ground (1804-72).

4. Commonwealth Park, Canberra: There are many parks in the national capital, including Commonwealth Park on the foreshore of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin. Since 1965, the master plan prepared by British Landscape architect Sylvia Crowe the park’s development.

5. Hyde Park, Sydney: Sydney’s Hyde Park, Australia’s first public park, was reserved on 11 February 1810. Its present layout is a result of a design competition held in 1926.

Australians have a great love and appreciation for these parks and enjoy visiting them to either engage in a variety of activities or to simply savour a tranquil environment.

This issue features a limited edition (15,000) prestige first day cover with a foiled postmark accompanied by a 100% recycled paper gift card containing lemon scented bottlebrush (Callistemon citrius) seeds. Also available is a prestige booklet with exclusive blocks of four.