Australian FDC Guide
An illustrated guide to Australian First Day Covers.

Building Societies and Savings Assoc. Congress (1968-I06)

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Cover - Congress Cover


Cover Details

Date of Issue1968-10-16
Type of CoverFirst Day Cover (gummed)
DescriptionCover produced for the 11th International Congress of the International Union of Building Societies and Savings Associations. It appears to have been created by the congress organisers, rather than a traditional cover maker.
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.