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

Standard Gauge Railway Link Sydney-Perth (1970-I01)

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Cover - Excelsior Cover blue - "guage" variation


Cover Details

Date of Issue1970-02-11
Type of CoverFirst Day Cover (gummed)
DescriptionThere were some early printing errors on the Excelsior covers, with the spelling of "guage" rather than the correct "gauge". It is common on both blue and brown covers.
Stamps on Cover
General Notes
  • This is an Ian Baglin Excelsior cover. He was a cover maker from Blackburn in Melbourne, producing covers for every issue between late 1966 and Jan 1971.
  • To see all Baglin covers on this site click here.
  • I have written a short article on Ian Baglin that can be found here.

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