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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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Numismatics & Philately, Transport, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Susan Lancaster, 05 May 2015
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Place & Date of Event
Ausipex Melbourne '84, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 Sep 1984 - 30 Sep 1984
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Inscriptions
on the obverse: Ausipex 84/ Melbourne 21-30 Sept/ $2.50 Nomad N24/ Samoa/ Ausipex 84/ WORLD PHILATELIC EXHIBITION Melbourne SEPT EMBER 1984Signed in blue ink : M. Roberts
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Overall Dimensions
130 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Royal Exhibition Building, Stamp Shows, Philatelic Exhibitions, Stamps, Pacific Islands, Aircraft