BOX LOT OF AUSTRALIAN FIRST DAY COVERS, SOUVENIR COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONERY

A BOX LOT OF AUSTRALIAN PHILATELIC MATERIAL COMPRISING PREDOMINANTLY FIRST DAY COVERS (FDCS) AND SOUVENIR COVERS ISSUED BY AUSTRALIA POST, ALONG WITH AEROGRAMMES AND PRE-STAMPED ENVELOPES. THE COLLECTION SPANS PRIMARILY THE 1980S DECADE.

OVERVIEW:
THIS LOT CONTAINS AN ACCUMULATION OF AUSTRALIAN FIRST DAY COVERS AND RELATED POSTAL STATIONERY, STORED UPRIGHT IN A CARDBOARD BOX. THE COVERS ARE BUNDLED IN GROUPS SECURED WITH RUBBER BANDS AND ARRANGED IN APPROXIMATE DATE ORDER. THE COLLECTION IS PREDOMINANTLY AUSTRALIA POST OFFICIAL FDCS WITH PHILATELIC SALES CENTRE CANCELLATIONS.

VISIBLE SUBJECTS AND ISSUES INCLUDE:
* XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES BRISBANE 1982 FDCS
* WORLD COMMUNICATIONS YEAR 1983 FDC
* H.V. MCKAY STRIPPER HARVESTER CENTENARY 1984 FDC
* THE GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE LIFE SERIES FDCS
* HALLEY'S COMET 1986 FDC
* ABORIGINAL ART SERIES FDCS (37C VALUES)
* NATIONAL STAMP WEEK 1982 FDC
* BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY 1982 FDC
* CHRISTMAS ISSUES (1980, 1982 VISIBLE)
* XIII INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS FDC
* CHOGM FDC
* ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA 50TH ANNIVERSARY AEROGRAMME
* EXPO 88 RELATED COVERS
* AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY COVERS
* AUSTRALIA POST SOUVENIR COVERS
* VARIOUS PRE-STAMPED ENVELOPES AND AEROGRAMMES
* ADDRESSED COMMERCIAL FDCS ALONGSIDE UNADDRESSED OFFICIAL COVERS

CANCELLATIONS:
PHILATELIC SALES CENTRE, SYDNEY, N.S.W. CANCELLATIONS VISIBLE ON MANY COVERS. SOME COVERS BEAR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CANCELLATIONS FROM OTHER LOCATIONS.

CONDITION NOTES:
COVERS ARE GENERALLY CLEAN WITH BRIGHT STAMP COLOURS. RUBBER BANDS USED FOR BUNDLING MAY LEAVE IMPRESSIONS ON OUTER COVERS. SOME COVERS SHOW MINOR EDGE TONING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE LOT INCLUDES BOTH ADDRESSED AND UNADDRESSED EXAMPLES.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

232120+10

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