COMMEMORATIVE STAMP

H1992.11

Plastic envelope with black card backing with stamp commemorating 'OPENING OF TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY / 12 NOV 1917' 'W.A. STATE SCHOOL EMPIRE FUND'. Purple ink on white background. The W.A. State School Empire Fund, a patriotic WW1 organisation, issued a label and this was attached to many of the covers carried on the first mail run on the service (the Trans-Australia). The labels did not perform any postal function however, despite their appearance, and should be regarded only as souvenir vignettes.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1992.11
Accession Date: 28 Jul 1992

Material

Paper

Plastic, card, paper.

Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer
Paper/Paper

Measurement

length135mm
width85mm

 

 

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