Australian FDC Guide

An illustrated guide to Australian First Day Covers.

150th Anniversary of Macquarie Tower Lighthouse (1968-I09)

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Date of Issue	1968-11-27
Type of Cover	First Day Cover (gummed)
Description	Featuring a generic cachet and the single stamp.
Stamps on Cover	5c
General Notes	This is a generic (aka "Shield") cover, the PMG produced the cacheted envelopes and post offices or collectors affixed stamps. There are a number of colour combinations of the shield patterns; solid or hollow, grey, dark grey, fawn or brown. These were blank envelopes and any combination of stamps may be found on them.