Summary
Original artwork for Tokelau First Day Covers depicting the Royal Exhibition Building, with three stamps from Tokelau islands issued at Ausipex 84 international stamp exhibition, held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 21-30 September 1984. Ausipex 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 coloured artwork depicting the Royal Exhibition Building on heavy paper, with three attached stamps and a clear, printed plastic oversheet signed on upper right corner by artist.
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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Artist
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Inscriptions
Handwritten on clear plastic sheet: For Bernice Barton/ with Kind Regards/ Ted Roberts. Printed on clear plastic sheet: TOKELAU; Tokelau consists of three small/ coral atolls, Fakaofo, Nukunonu/ and Atafu with a total land area of 12.1 square kilometres. It lies/ across almost 150 kilometres of/ ocean, 1,000 kilometres south/ of the Equator. Each atoll/ comprises a cluster of islets/ known as motu, ranging from/ 100 metres to over 6 kilometres/ in length. Tokelau had a/ population of 1,595 in 1983./ Tokelau has no air services and/ has regular contact with its/ window to the world, Apia in/ Western Samoa, only when the/ ship calls every five weeks./ Tokelau infrastructure and/ communications are so limited/ that its Administration/ headquarters are still located/ outside its own territory, in/ Apia.; AUSIPEX 84/ AUSTRALIAN WORLD/ PHILATELIC EXHIBITION/ MELBOURNE SEPTEMBER, 1984/ 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
250 mm (Width), 260 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Royal Exhibition Building, Stamp Shows, Philatelic Exhibitions, Islands
