Summary

A stamp sheet (minisheet) from Samoa issued at AUSIPEX 84 international stamp exhibition, held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 21-30 September 1984. The stamp sheet features an illustration of a Samoan hut and a Nomad N24 aeroplane, an Australian built twin-engine turboprop, high-wing, short take off and landing (STOL) aircraft, built between 1975-1985 for both commercial and military use.

Ausipex 84 was held under the auspices of: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria; the Victorian Philatelic Associations and other Philatelic Societies; the Victorian Stamp Promotion Council, and the Australasian Stamp Dealers Association with the co-operation of Australia Post. Ausipex was the largest philatelic exhibition ever staged in Australasia. The exhibition was a combination of displays, competitive entries and trade; there were approximately 100 stands of dealers and overseas postal administrators.

Physical Description

A small sheet featuring an illustrated scene of a hut and an aeroplane, the Ausipex logo and a single Samoan Stamp.

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