Australia Engraved Stamp Proof Collection 4 - A Selection of the Engraved Stamps

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Country

Australia

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Condition: The stamps are in extremely fine quality as in the photos. What you see is what you get for this ... Read more about the seller notes The stamps are in extremely fine quality as in the photos. What you see is what you get for this set. Read Less about the seller notes

Grade: VF/XF (Very Fine/Extremely Fine)
Transportation & Communication: A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia (2005), by Richard BreckonThe rarest, near unobtainable Green bookThis is a gem of Australia Philately, issued by Australia Post to introduce the fourth collection of engraved (intaglio) stamp proofs printed from their original steel dies. The collection containing 32 die proofs printed in emerald-green, including one example of an unissued stamp (and features Australian and territories' stamps depicting transport and communications)", housed in archival mounts, printed from dies by Avon Graphics in Melbourne.The book comes with beautiful slip cover without any fault as could be observed from the photo.The book is from my personal collection, in perfect quality without being used from the day I received it.Content of this volume:* (Postal Services) Birth of the Post Office* (Postal Services) 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union* (Air Mail Services) Kingsford Smith's World Flights (UNISSUED version)* (Air Mail Services) Kingsford Smith's World Flights (ISSUED version)* (Air Mail Services) Mercury (Hermes) and Globe, 1934* (Air Mail Services) Mercury (Hermes) and Globe, 1949* (Stamp Centenaries) New South Wales and Victoria Stamp Centenary* (Stamp Centenaries) Tasmania Stamp Centenary* (Stamp Centenaries) Western Australia Stamp Centenary* (Stamp Centenaries) South Australia Stamp Centenary* (Stamp Centenaries) Queensland Stamp Centenary* (Communications) Telegraph Centenary* (Communications) Opening of the Bass Strait Telephone Cable* (Exploration) Sir John Forrest* (Exploration) Centenary of Northern Territory Exploration* (Exploration) Blue Mountains Crossing* (Exploration) Navigators - Matthew Flinders* (Transport) Sydney Harbour Bridge* (Transport) Centenary of Railways* (Transport) Coaching Era in Australia* (Transport) Export Consciousness* (Aviation) First Trans-Indian Ocean Aerial Survey (UNISSUED)* (Aviation) Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia* (Aviation) QANTAS Round-the-World Air Service* (Aviation) 30th Anniversary of First Trans-Tasman Flight* (Aviation) 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail* (People) Caroline Chisolm - Famous Australians* (People) Duigan Brothers - Famous Australians* (People) William Charles Wentworth - Famous Australians* (Territories) - Flag Raising Ceremony - Australian Antarctic Territory* (Territories) - Jukung - Cocos (Keeling) Islands* (Territories) - Phosphate Train - Christmas Island

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SakuraStamps (317)

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11/30/2012

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