First day cover commemorating Ashes centenary, signed by WH Ponsford, I Johnson, H Larwood and R Archer
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Envelope
Philatelics and currency/Philatelic material/Stamp/First day cover
Philatelics and currency/Philatelic material/Stamp/First day cover
Date Used
24 Feb 1982
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Object Detail
Brief Description
White envelope. Colour images on front. Left side has a man wearing his cricketing uniform in a batting pose. He stands in front of a green stripe and a large red cricket ball. Text reads in part "CENTENARY / OF THE / ASHES / 1982...." In the upper right corner is a postage stamp of the Ashes obituary as printed in the Sporting Times and a colour reproduction of the Ashes urn. Handwritten in blue ink are the signatures of 4 people, 1 is unidentifiable. Over the lower right and left corners of the postage stamp is a black rubber stamp. Small grey pencil cross in the lower left corner. Reverse has a brief synopsis of the history of the "Ashes".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 102 W: 189 D: 0.1mm (H: 4 W: 7 7/16")
Associated Person
Date Used
24 Feb 1982
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
M8775
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by CN Govett
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Paper
Signature
Envelope
Mail
Handwriting
Paper product
Label
Academic certificate
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