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75th Anniversary of the U.P.U

10th Oct 49

Designed by Sir Daryl Lindsay & F.D. Manley.

Engraved: F.D. Manley

No Watermark, perf 15x14½

5,084,688 sheets of 84 (14x6)

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This attractive design, used for the foreign letter rate, commemorated the founding of the U.P.U. The signpost allegedly has written on it 'Bourke' symbolising the common Australian phrase 'back of Bourke',

 

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