Australia's national postal service, Australia Post, has released two postage stamps to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, as the nation commemorates her 70th year as Head of the Commonwealth. The two stamps, unveiled to the public on Monday, depict portraits of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952, the year she rose to the throne, and 2019, highlighting her longevity as Head of the Commonwealth, which includes countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Australia Post Group Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt said the latest additions form part of the service's tradition of honoring Queen Elizabeth II. Also Read: Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms Queen Elizabeth II is the most featured person on Australian stamps, and the Australia Post was the first postal authority in the Commonwealth to produce a stamp for her birthday each year, Zsolt said. The Australia Post had previously released stamps to celebrate the golden and diamond jubilees of Queen Elizabeth II, marking 50 and 60 years of her service. While Queen Elizabeth II has very little involvement in the governance of Australia, she still plays a prominent cultural role in Australian life. Her image is also displayed on Australian coins and the five-dollar banknote. The postage stamps and associated collectables are expected to go on sale from Tuesday. Also Read: Queen Elizabeth II to skip Christmas trip amid omicron surge    

Austria has issued two commemorative stamps on the occasions of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh on Monday evening. The Secretary General of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria Ambassador Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal and the Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Masud Bin Momen jointly unveiled the stamps from Vienna and Dhaka respectively. Also raed: Bangladesh strongly condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Airport The unveiling of the commemorative stamps was preceded by the handing over of nine hundred fifty-six thousand (9,56,000) doses of AstraZeneca vaccines gifted by the Government of Austria to Bangladesh.