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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:25

Written by John de Belle

Welcome to Customs Collector!

24 January 2012

The 26th of January of each year, besides being Australia Day, is also the 60th Anniversary of the World Customs Organisation (also formerly known as the CCC or Customs Cooperation Council - does anyone remember those beautiful international intelligence reports with the gold / copper cover sheet from the days before email?)

So, congratulations to the World Customs Organisation on the occasion of their 60th Anniversary!! The theme this year is "connectivity" - Borders divide / Customs connects.

In addition, happy Australia Day too!!

10 January 2012

Welcome to 2012! I hope that you were able to have time with loved ones and friends over the busy festive season. Updates will continue to the site and I am about half way through the upgrades to the site.

These upgrades include integrated Google Translate and the ability to register on the site with your Twitter or Google account details. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know so I can update details for the site, thank you. However, if the website does appear offline over the next week or two, there is a reason for it.

Once the upgrades have been completed, I will be again asking for more images of insignia, so around the last week in January, please get ready any further insignia images that you consider worthwhile adding to the site.

Customs Collector is dedicated to Customs Officers and to collectors of Customs Insignia. This site contains images and information of Customs insignia / badges and pins from 191 nations around the globe.

If you have images of insignia not represented on this site, either consider sending me an email with the insignia and information attached for me to publish, or else consider joining and contributing to the collection yourself.

Please note: This web site is not endorsed by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. The Australian Customs & Border Protection Service is aware of this web site and has asked that all comments and opinions reflect only the collection of Customs Insignia. All comments and opinions are mine alone and do not reflect those of the department or represent the department in any official way.