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On 29 April 1996, the
Australian Post Office made a change to the Stamp Issue Policy which allowed for living
persons to be featured on stamps. Prior to the change, the only living persons
allowed on the stamps of Australia were members of the British Royal
Family.
Australia Post made history on 23 January 1997 by featuring the first living
Australian on a postage stamp. The whole of Australia agreed with the choice of Donald
George Bradman, cricketer and patriot who was 88 when the stamps were issued.
The label of champion and hero are used too often nowadays. True champions take risks and
do mighty deeds for their people and nation¾not for personal
gain. Such was Our Don Bradman. He belongs to the Anzac tradition and forged an
Australian identity in the years of the Great Depression with the flashing blade of his
cricket bat.
He was unique. While the champions in the game of cricket average 55 to this day, Don
Bradman retired in 1948 with an average of 99.94. As a recent television commercial goes, Is
Don is Good! I would change it to Is Don is Legend!
Australian colour cricket
picture postcard, 100 mm x 140 mm, with 1983 75th birthday of Sir Donald
Bradman postmark signed by The Don and 1982 Centenary of Ashes postmark and signed by Greg
Chappell, numbered, three colour souvenir cover with their statistics and black and white
original photograph, limited edition of 50, both postmarks are on Ashes postal
envelope cut-outs which are now against postal regulations, three collector-investment
items. |
$350 |
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Australian colour cricket
picture postcard, 100 mm x 140 mm, with 7¢ Cricket 1974 stamp, commemorative postmark 18
November 1983, 75th birthday of Sir Donald Bradman, Cootamundra NSW (where he
was born) and with se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps,
commemorative first day of issue 23 January 1997 postmark, Bowral NSW (where he lived),
signed by Sir Donald Bradman, housed in numbered souvenir envelope with details of his
unmatchable and unbelievable cricket scores, limited numbered edition of 39,
unusually beautiful and relevant item. |
$350 |
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First day cover, 90 mm x
165 mm, designed by FLG Sports Covers (USA), se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend
stamps, postmarked day of issue, 23 January 1997, commemorative, first day of issue,
Bowral postmark, 88 covers printed in full-colour and numbered, insert details
history of Don Bradman with full statistics, affixed on the insert is a full-colour
reproduction of Cricketer poster stamp, issued in 1936 for the Centenary of the
State of South Australia. |
$35 |
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Australian Post Office Sports
souvenir cover, Cat No GP12, 90 mm X 165 mm, pair of Bradman Australian Legend
stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1977, Bowral NSW, 52
covers overprinted and numbered, insert details history of Don Bradman with full
statistics, affixed on the insert is a full-colour reproduction of Cricketer poster
stamp, issued in 1936 for the Centenary of the State of South Australia. |
$35 |
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Australian full-colour
picture postcard, 150 mm x 105 mm, reproduced from a advertising poster, by Walter Jardine
for Marco Elasta-Strap, has Bradman in cricket gear showing full face of the bat
and 1938 Australian Team all wearing Elasta-Straps, se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian
Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1997, Bowral NSW,
overprint sets out full cricketing statistics of Bradman, 100 serviced. |
$35 |
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Australian full-colour
picture postcard, 150 mm x 105 mm, reproducing oil on canvass painting of Don Bradman by
Bill Leak, se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first
day of issue postmark, 23 January 1977, Bowral NSW, overprint sets out full cricketing
statistics of Bradman, 100 serviced. |
$35 |
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Full colour photocopy of
letter, dated 14 February 1983, from the Prime Minister of Australia to Noel G Almeida
thanking him for suggesting a commemorative stamp for Don Bradman. Under the caption Ask
and you shall receive, sooner or later! is affixed a se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian
Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1997, Bowral NSW,
100 serviced and numbered. |
$30 |
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| Reproduction of full colour 1936 poster stamp
for Centenary of South Australia showing Don Bradman, size of label 28 mm x 42 mm. |
$4 |
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