Summary
Pre-paid postcard masquerading as a daily pass to the World Stamp Exhibition which was held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne from 10-15 May 2013.
As 2013 was the centenary of Kangaroo stamps, all of the exhibition's marketing and merchandise (including this postcard) featured images of the 1913 stamp, a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia.
Physical Description
White postcard. The front features a background image of a 1913 £1 kangaroo stamp proof-sheet, with an enlarged image of a single £1 kangaroo stamp on the left half of the card. Text is written on the right-side of the card. The back has been franked and addressed.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 2013 - 15 May 2013
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Issued By
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: Australia/ 2013; Centenary of/ Kangaroo Stamps/ AUSTRALIA 2013/ WORLD STAMP/ EXHIBITION/ DAILY PASS/ 10-15 MAY 2013/ Royal Exhibition Building/ Melbourne Reverse, text: Stamp images: National Philatelic Collection Australia Post; P [barcode] 9312650601447; PAR AVION/ AIRMAIL/ INTERNATIONAL; POSTAGE PRE-PAID AUSTRALIA/ FOR POSTING/ IN AUSTRALIA/ AND DELIVERY/ WORLDWIDE Franked: BURNT RIDGE; 8 MAY 2013; VIC 1316 Handwritten text: 8288 1933/ New Address/ 2/2 Edith Av/ CRoydon/ VIC 3136/ Regards/ LYON; Lancaster Esq./ 16 Stirling St/ Kew/ VIC 3101
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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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Image Dimensions
146 mm (Width), 103 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs, Postcards, Stamps, Philatelic Exhibitions
