London, Feb 4 : Australian postal authority have honoured four Oscar-winning Australian actors-Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush- by immortalising them in postage stamp.

The stars have been named legends of the year by the post office.

All the four actors have been presented with 24-carat gold replicas of their special edition 55 cent (25 pence) stamps.

Cate Blanchett said she felt "utterly, deeply humbled and chuffed by the fact I''m on a stamp. I''m going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can''t wait," reports The BBC.

Kidman said she was bowled over by this honour.

"Something like this - when you see your face on a stamp - says ''wow,''" she said.

She also added that she was excited her children would one day be able to "lick a stamp, put it on an envelope and say ''that''s my mum.''"

Crowe attended a special ceremony on Australia''s national holiday to mark the creation of the stamps alongside Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush.

Rush said he felt that the stamps "can actually be a celebration of us".

He further said that he had grown up in the 1950s and 60s when "the only person on a stamp was the Queen. It''s a classy thing to know you''re on security paper."

The Australian Post selected the Oscar-winners for its Australian Legend award this year for their "outstanding contribution" to entertainment and culture in the country.

Each of the film stars gets two stamps - showing them both in and out of character. (ANI)