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Description Stamp of Australia; 1956; commemorative stamp of the issue "XVIth Olympic Summer Games, 1956" in Melbourne (Australia).; These Games took place in the time from 22 November 1956 until 8 December 1956
date QS:P,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P580,+1956-11-22T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1956-12-08T00:00:00Z/11
in Melbourne (Australia) with the Olympic Park Stadium as main venue.; stamp postmarked

Stamp: Michel: No. 266; Yvert & Tellier: No. 231; Scott: No. 288
Color: brownish red to carmine red
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 4 D (Penny)

Postage validity: from 31 October 1956
date QS:P,+1956-10-31T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1956-10-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 20.5 x 26.0 mm
Date (first issue date of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) of the Australian Federal Government (1901-1975)
Permission
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Public domain
This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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Picture description Coat od arms of the city of Melbourne and Olympic rings
First day of issue
Publisher "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) of the Australian Federal Government (1901-1975)
Design Frank Davis Manley (1894-1976) (engraving and design),

P.E.Morris (?) (design),
M.Murphy (?) (design)

Printer "Commonwealth Bank of Australia" (probably, Manley worked for this)
Printing technique Recess printing
Circulation 119,209,880,

119,309,880 (other source)

Perforation Comb perforation, K 14 : 14½ or

other source: K 14½ : 14¾

MICHEL Nr. Australien (AU), Nr. 266
SCOTT Nr. Australia (AU) No. 288

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