Hello, something a bit different as I found this while
sorting today. This is a cinderella from a set produced for Seven
Seas Stamps in Australia. I thought be interesting to see this.
I found the following which
readers may enjoy reading and learning more, especially if you ever come across
any of these.
The 1954 Australian Expedition
to Antarctica was the first full scale attempt by Australia to establish
permanent bases in Antarctica, thus laying claim to a substantial part of the
continent.
To mark the event a set of commemorative labels was prepared for attaching to maximum cards and other souvenir cards and covers taken to Antarctica on the expedition: the first occasion that the Post Office had co-operated with philatelists in handling mail from Antarctica.
The labels were designed by Sydney artist Monty Wedd in four designs:
(1) The Kista Dan, the Expedition vessel (aka "Ship"),
(2) Map of Antarctica with two Polar explorers (aka "Map"),
(3) A group of Penguins (aka "Penguins), and
(4) A Polar exploration plane over a base camp (aka "Plane").
The labels were immensely popular and large quantities were exported to USA and Europe for the stamp trade, involving several different printings.
As a result they exist in various shades with some perforated, some rouletted and some imperf.
To mark the event a set of commemorative labels was prepared for attaching to maximum cards and other souvenir cards and covers taken to Antarctica on the expedition: the first occasion that the Post Office had co-operated with philatelists in handling mail from Antarctica.
The labels were designed by Sydney artist Monty Wedd in four designs:
(1) The Kista Dan, the Expedition vessel (aka "Ship"),
(2) Map of Antarctica with two Polar explorers (aka "Map"),
(3) A group of Penguins (aka "Penguins), and
(4) A Polar exploration plane over a base camp (aka "Plane").
The labels were immensely popular and large quantities were exported to USA and Europe for the stamp trade, involving several different printings.
As a result they exist in various shades with some perforated, some rouletted and some imperf.
I did find some listed on
eBay. Very nice. They are cinderellas or some call them
poster stamps. I noticed some listed and some not correctly
described.
Enjoy your
philately Michael cddstamps.com
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