Summary
An envelope addressed to England with several stamps attached. The most prominent stamp is one from the Motor Show held at the Exhibition Building in 1940. The tag line of the stamp is 'Trade or Perish' which confirms the importance of trade to Australia at the beginning of World War II. The stamp also asks visitors to 'Display Confidence in Our Empire Leaders'. The envelope was opened by the censor and was passed, as shown by an attached sticker and accompanying ink mark. The postage stamps on the envelope (there are four) show various Australian animals including kangaroos and a lyrebird. One stamp also shows a merino sheep, again emphasising the importance of trade to the Australian economy.
Physical Description
Paper envelope with six physical stamps attached, a post mark from Dandenong and an ink stamp from the censor's office. Also contains an "Opened by Censor" sticker on the edge. The reverse of the envelope also has a stamp attached from the RACV Charity Ball.
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Susan Lancaster, 05 May 2015
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1940 - 1 Jun 1940
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Inscriptions
On Obverse Opened by Censor.../ Tory/ ernsworth/ Blandford/ Dorset/ England Printed on Stamps: AIR MAIL/ PAR AVION/ AUSTRALIA/ POSTAGE/ 5d MERINO SHEEP/ AUSTRALIA/ POSTAGE/ LYREBIRD/ 1 ONE SHILLING 1/ POSTAGE/ 1/2d/ AUSTRALIA/ POSTAGE/ 1/2d/ AUSTRALIA "TRADE OR PERISH"/ ./ Display Confidence in Our Empire Leaders/ VISIT THE/ MOTOR SHOW/ MAY 23 to JUNE 1 Watermarks: DANDENONG- VIC.-/ S-P21MY40/ PASSED BY CENSOR/ V 44........... On Reverse RACV/ CHARITY/ BALL/ PALAIS/ ST. KILDA/ THURS./ AUG, 8
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Exhibitions & trade shows, Motor shows
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
145 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Motor Cars, Stamps, Trade Shows, Royal Exhibition Building, Motor Shows