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Around-Australia Flights: 100 Years Limited-Edition Medallion Cover

9024523INT

Product overview

  • Limited edition of 120 only
  • Unique double-sided medallion and cover
  • Stamps and postmarks on front and back of envelope
  • Numbered medallion with propellor that spins on both sides
  • Medallion measures 48mm, made from zinc alloy with antique silver and antique gold finish

Around-Australia Flights: 100 Years Limited-Edition Medallion Cover

Around-Australia Flights: 100 Years Limited-Edition Medallion Cover
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This year marks the centenary of the first two flights, by seaplane and landplane, around mainland Australia. The first began on 6 April 1924, when Wing Commander Stanley Goble and Flying Officer Ivor McIntyre set off from the RAAF base at Point Cook, Victoria, in a single-engine, open-cockpit, Fairey IIID seaplane, A10-3. On 19 May, after 44 days and 13,600 kilometres, they alighted at St Kilda beach, Victoria, to an enthusiastic welcome. The second round-Australia trip, this time in a landplane, was conducted by the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of Defence to inspect air routes and to test the long-distance efficiency of the De Havilland D.H.50 aircraft. The crew of the aircraft, registered G-AUAB, comprised expedition leader Lt Col HC Brinsmead, pilot Captain EJ Jones and mechanic RH Buchanan. They departed Point Cook on 7 August and after 12,324 kilometres arrived back at Point Cook on 29 August.

This unique double-sided cover is a limited edition of 120. It features a numbered medallion, made of zinc alloy and finished in antique gold and antique silver, with a dual-sided spinning propeller, minimum weight 41g, maximum diameter 48mm, maximum thickness 4mm.



Features:
  • Foiled title, numbering, postmark and overprint on stamps
  • Cover size 230mm (w) x 162mm (h)
  • Presented in clear cover

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  • Issue date: 20 November 2024
  • Issue withdrawal date: 31 December 2025

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Visit the articles section of the Australia Post Collectables website for additional content relating to stamp issues, including interviews with experts and designers.

To ensure you have the correct postage for sending your letter or card, please check our up-to-date postage rates.

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