AAT Emperor Penguin Limited-Edition Postal Numismatic Cover

9023558INT

Product overview

  • Includes coloured Emperor Penguin 50c CuNi coin
  • Coin minted by the Royal Australian Mint
  • Includes reprinted original stamps
  • Only 300 numbered PNCs produced
  • Features foiled detailing, postmark and numbering

AAT Emperor Penguin Limited-Edition Postal Numismatic Cover

AAT Emperor Penguin Limited-Edition Postal Numismatic Cover
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9023558INT
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At up to 40 kilograms in weight, the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the largest of all penguin species. Emperor Penguins breed on fast-ice near the Antarctic coastline and are the only penguins to breed in winter. They are adapted to the extreme cold and wind, with several layers of feathers, large reserves of fat and small beaks and flippers to minimise heat loss. Up to several hundred birds huddle together for warmth, taking turns to occupy the warmest and coldest positions. One egg is laid in May or early June. The female gently transfers it to the feet of the male before heading out to sea to fish, leaving the father to incubate the egg, without eating, for around 65 days. Emperor Penguins can swim several hundreds of kilometres from their colonies in search of food.

Features:
  • Cover size: 190 x 110mm
  • Reprinted stamps include: Antarctic Scenes Definative Series 'Emperor Penguin' $1 stamp, originally issued between 1984 and 1987, Antarctic Regional Wildlife Definitives 'Emperor Penguin' $1.20 stamp, originally issued between 1992 and 1993, Penguins of the Antarctic 'Emperor Penguin' 45c stamp, originally issued 24 July 2000
  • Postmark: 1 November 2023 Kingston Tas 7050
  • Limit one per household
  • Cover design: Sharon Rodziewicz, Australia Post Design Studio.
  • Cover and card images: stock.adobe.com (front cover), Silver/stock.adobe.com (back cover and card back), Roger/stock.adobe.com (card front).
  • Stamp design: Janet Boschen (45c & $1.20), Gary Emery ($1).
  • Stamp photographs: Colin Blobel/ANT Library & Graham Robertson/AUSCAPE (45c), Robert Cechet, Australian Antarctic Division ($1), M Price, ANT Photo library ($1.20)

Please note: this item has a maximum order quantity limit of 1 per household
Brand
Australia Post
Coin finish
Coloured Uncirculated
Diameter
31.51 mm
Product type
Impressions
Weight – coin only
15.55 g (coin only)
Mint
Royal Australian Mint
Coin year
2023
Denomination
0.50c
Metal
CuNi

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  • Issue date: 20 November 2023
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