Summary
A souvenir stamp sheet from Tonga featuring a Tonga Parrot stamp (1897) and a Australian Kookaburra Stamp (1914) issued at AUSIPEX 84 international stamp exhibition, held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 21-30 September 1984.The adhesive stamp sheet features a gilt, embossed image of the Royal Exhibition Building. Tonga issued the world's first self-adhesive stamps in 1963.
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 adhesive sheet featuring two stamps, and a gold embossed image of the Royal Exhibition Building.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Numismatics & Philately, 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: TONGA/ TONGA/ TONGA/ WORLD/ PHILATELIC/ EXHIBITION/ AUSTRALIA/ TONGAN PARROT 1897/ T$1.50/ AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 1914/ 32s/ ROYAL EXHIBITION/ BUILDING, MELBOURNE/ AUSIPEX 84/ MELBOURNE 21-30 SEPT.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Exhibitions & trade shows, Philatelic
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
90 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Royal Exhibition Building, Stamp Shows, Philatelic Exhibitions, Stamps, Pacific Islands
