Bingie, Australia

This is a stamped card with a first-day-of-issue cancellation. Unlike the other stamped cards I've gotten from Australia, which only have a picture of the stamp on the front, this one has an actual stamp affixed to the front. The stamp is one of an issue of 8 "corrugated landscapes" from August 2009.

Magney House is located on the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Glenn Murcutt, an architect who works alone, almost solely on small, rural houses. He takes his inspiration from an Aboriginal proverb, "touch the earth lightly," and Magney House embodies Murcutt's philosophy by conserving energy and blending with the environment. The long, low roof and large windows are supposed to capitalize on natural sunlight. Rainwater is collected in the v-shaped roof and recycled for drinking and heating.

Nan Tien Temple, Australia

This card came as an official, AU-66726. When I first saw it, I thought it must have been from China, because that's definitely Chinese written on the front of the card. The largest characters I can even read (in Japanese anyway): 南天寺 ("southern paradise temple"). However, it was definitely mailed from Australia, as you can see if you scroll down and look at the stamps.

Nan Tien Temple, located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, is the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere, according to the back of the card. Pictured is the seven-story pagoda, constructed in Chinese architectural style. The temple complex also incorporates styles from elsewhere in Asia, including Tibetan monastic architecture in the main temple buildings and a Japanese garden surrounding the pagoda. You have to remove your shoes before entering the temple buildings.

Lady Gaga visited Nan Tien Temple on her Monsters Ball tour in March 2010.

And the stamp. This one shows Tasmania's Russell Falls.
For some reason, the postal cancellation is on the picture side of the card, not on the stamp. Weird.