Australia Philately: 1978 30th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Australia Post issued a pre-stamped envelope on 29 November 1978 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This declaration was initiated by the United Nations Commission of Human Rights after World War II. It is based on the premise that “All human beings are born…

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Australia Philately: 1978 Official Opening of West Gate Bridge Melbourne

An official mail run will be made on the opening of the Bridge and covers carried on the run will be cancelled with the pictorial postmarker and endorsed with a cachet.  Australia Post will issue a souvenir cover for the occasion. Postmarked souvenir covers will cost $A0.32 each. Souvenir covers…

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