Symbols

Logo

The logo of BLP is two envelopes representing the two sides of Bermagui River. It was adopted in January 2023.

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Escutcheon: Orange, a roundel Argent, a straight post horn issuant from base Argent.

Escutcheon shape: lozenge

Helm: a winged petasos Or

Crest: a caduceus Or surmounted by a terrestrial globe centred on Bermagui proper.

Supporters: a pigeon proper and a tiger-striped hare proper.

Compartment: a grassy mount Vert through which flows a river Argent and Azure.

Motto: Haste, Post, Haste.

Symbolism

Lozenge: Lozenge (diamond shaped) shields were traditionally born by women or clergy, as they didn't go to war. BLP has a lozenge shield on our coat of arms and great seal to signify our unwarlike intentions.

Roundel: The roundel (circle) represtents a wheel of a bicycle – BLP's main form of delivery.

Straight post horn: Post horns are a symbol of the postal service.

Winged petasos: A petasos (Greek: πέτασος) is a sun hat worn by ancient Greeks. It is a symbol of the messenger god Hermes from Greek mythology.

Caduceus: The caduceus (Greek: κηρύκειον) is another symbol of Hermes.

Terrestrial globe: The terrestrial globe symbolises the worldwide local post movement.

Pigeon: Pigeons were once used to deliver messages. A pigeon also features on the logo of The Pigeon, Bermagui Local Post's newsletter.

Tiger-striped hare: Represents Miro Jones, founder of BLP.

Grassy mount and river: Represents Bermagui and the Bermagui River.

Motto: See below § Motto.

Tartans

Cotton Anniversary tartan

Threadcount: light blue 10 orange 4 white 8 orange 10 blue 8

This tartan was used on BLP's cotton (two year) anniversary. It can be recreated at DrawShield by prefixing the above threadcount with tartan.