Australia (1934) Cover / Melbourne to Perth (Australia)
€39.95
POSTAL HISTORY – 6TH AUSTRALIAN PHILATELIC EXHIBITION, MELBOURNE (1934)
- Item Type: Official Illustrated Exhibition Souvenir Cover, commercially transmitted via domestic Airmail service.
- Origin: Temporary Exhibition Post Office, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia).
- Destination: Perth, Western Australia.
- Date of Dispatch: November 14, 1934 (Stamper applied mid-exhibition).
- Franking & Rates: Total Rate Paid: 9d. High-value combination franking featuring the 1934 3d Blue Macarthur Centenary “Merino Ram” issue and the 1931-1934 6d Sepia/Brown “Airmail Service” issue overprinted “OS” (Official Service). Covered the 2d interstate surface letter rate plus the airmail dispatch supplement.
- Postal Markings (Front): Commemorative hexagonal or circular datestamps over the franking reading “6th. Australian Philately Exhibition”.
- Transit & Arrival Markings: Perth Arrival: November 19, 1934 (circular backstamp). Total transit time: 5 days.
- Cinderella / Back Details: Features an official printed Exhibition souvenir vignette (Cinderella stamp) cleanly affixed to the reverse side.
- Condition & Rarity: Scarce exhibition item. The presence of the “OS” government overprint stamp utilized commercially on an exhibition cover, paired with the 1934 Merino Ram issue and the reverse vignette, marks this as a highly collectible and premium item of Australian pre-decimal postal history.
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