Australian FDC Guide

An illustrated guide to Australian First Day Covers.

50th Anniversary of First Air Flight England to Australia (1969-I07)

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Date of Issue	1969-11-12
Type of Cover	First Day Cover (gummed)
Description	Featuring the generic cover and the strip of three se-tenant stamps. This is a common combination of stamps on FDC for this issue.
Stamps on Cover	3 x 5c (se-tenant)
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.