Australian First Day Covers

Welcome to our Australian First Day Cover category

Definition of a First Day Cover by “Philatelic Terms Illustrated” a Stanley Gibbons publication is:

“A cover franked with a postage stamp or stamps, postmarked and sent through the post on the first day they were officially authorised for use.”

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'99 World Stamp Expo Melbourne - Set of 6 FDC's

Postmarked each day from 19th to the 24th March. In excellent condition 45 cent Polly Woodside stamp .....

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1950 Australian National Philatelic Expo & Centenary Cover

Issued at the Exhibition in Melbourne on the 14th October 1950 Includes the Cent oi adhesive postage stamp pair as well Australian Animals & Bird.....

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1951 Canberra-Canberra round Australia Flight Cover

Issued on the 7th December 1951 APO organised a round Australia air mail to commemorate the Commonwealth Jubilee. Regular services were used and .....

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1966 Sydney-Mexico City Qantas First Flight Cover

Return Flight from Mexico City to Sydney by Captain L.L. McNeil Postmarked on the 29th march 1966 arriving in Sydney on the 31st March 1966 via A.....

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1967 AAT Definitives FDC's Mawson Station Cancellation

Cancelled at Mawson Station on the 16th February 1967 Minor foxing on edges – please see scans. RRP on these is usually around the $100.00 mark.....

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1988 RAAF Bicentennial Air Show Aerogramme

Carried by C130 Hercules of the 37th Sqd. from R.A.A.F Richmond N.S.W to Canberra R.A.A.F, A.C.T as part of the 65th celebrations of the establishm.....

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1994 Australian Wildlife - Koalas & Kangaroos

Issued on the 12th May 1994 and it features a block of six .....

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1998 Orchids FDC - Joint issue with Singapore

Details Issued on the 6th August 1998 to coincide with the 6th Asia Pacific Orchid Conference in Townsville between the 8th and 15th September 1998.....

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1998 Planet Ocean Mini Sheet FDC

Issued on the 1st October 1998, postmarked at Deepwater N.S.W 2371 for "Stamp Collecting Month" and also to commemorate United Nations ".....

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2001 Australians in the Antarctic Set of 2 FDC's

Issued on the 17th May 2001 – postmarked at Kingston, Tasmania. The set of two FDC’s contain the 20 stamps from the sheetlet in two blocks of 10 .....

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2005 Australia & UK Joint Issue - World Heritage Sites FDC's

Details First Day Covers issued by Australia and the United Kingdom featuring eight World Heritage Sites. The set of two has both countries stamps .....