Australia 2013 World Stamp Exhibition

 

Date of Issue : 10 May 2013

The Australia 2013 World Stamp Exhibition is being held in Melbourne from 10 to 15 May and to celebrate the big philatelic show New Zealand Post will issue a Souvenir sheet and a souvenir  cover on 10 May 2013. The miniature sheet incorporates stamps from the Queen Elizabeth II - 60th Anniversary of the Coronation stamp issue, set against an image of the exhibition venue - the Royal Exhibition Building.

Souvenir Cover

 

The exhibition will feature the largest collection of philatelic and numismatic items on show in Australia since 2005, and will also mark the centenary of the 1913 Kangaroo and Map stamp - Australia’s first national postage stamp. It will be attended by national and international dealers, traders, collectors and postal administrations, including New Zealand Post.