Opening of the First Federal Parliament, Melbourne
Australia · 1951 · 3½d
This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first Federal Parliament of Australia. The design features a portrait of King George VI alongside a depiction of the opening ceremony which took place at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne in 1901.
Issued for the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Australia, this stamp marks a half-century since the Australian colonies federated into a single nation in 1901.
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Photogravure
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