First day cover, Adelaide Oval Centenary Test - Dec 1984
Object Type
Philatelics and currency/Philatelic material/Stamp/First day cover
Philatelics and currency/Philatelic material/Stamp/First day cover
Date Used
12 Dec 1984
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Envelope bearing nine stamps in total. Six stamps, each with an individual postmark stamp, feature a different scene created as a set to commemorate the Australian Test Cricket Centenary, issued in 1977. They are valued at 18c or 45c. The Adelaide Oval Centenary Test emblem features as the overlaying postmark stamp. In the top right corner of the envelope is a miniature sheet set of three conjoined stamps, each depicting a cricketer (G. Chappell, Marsh, Lillee) whilst a full grandstand is in the background. The Adelaide Oval Centenary Test and SACA emblems are in the top left corner of the envelope.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 182 W: 255 D: 1mm (H: 7 3/16 W: 10 1/16 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
12 Dec 1984
Location
In storage
Registration No
M5523
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