Australian FDC Guide

An illustrated guide to Australian First Day Covers.

Early Navigators Defins - 4/- Blue Abel Tasman (1963-I07)

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Cover - Wesley (generic) High Value Cover


Cover Details

Date of Issue1963-10-09
Type of CoverFirst Day Cover (gummed)
DescriptionThis was a late use of the WCS generic high-value covers. USe of this cover was rare with the Navigators stamps as there were the Navigator covers also produced by Wesley.
Stamps on Cover
General Notes
  • This FDC was created by an independent cover/cachet maker. They were popular up until the early 70's when the PMG started producing their own.
  • Many makers produced a variety of cachets for an issue, usually with the same image but different colour combinations.
  • There may be any pattern of stamps. It's common to see singles, joined pairs and blocks of four stamps for single stamp issues. For issues with multiple stamps, there are covers with individual stamps and sets. There may also be sets of sheet, bookelt pane and coil stamps.