1913 Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster General Official Cover — New Issue of Engraved Stamps — $10 Kangaroo Stamp

An extraordinary piece of Australian philatelic history – the 1913 Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster General Official Cover, announcing the New Issue of Engraved Stamps.

This remarkable typewritten official cover is addressed to The Hon. L.E. Groom M.P., Minister for Trade and Customs, Melbourne, bearing a $10 Kangaroo and Map stamp cancelled with a King George V postmark from Melbourne VIC 3000. A truly exceptional and rare piece of early Australian postal and numismatic history.

• 1913 Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster General official cover
• Typewritten – "New Issue of Engraved Stamps"
• Addressed to Hon. L.E. Groom M.P., Minister for Trade and Customs
• $10 Kangaroo and Map stamp
• King George V postmark – Melbourne VIC 3000
• Rare early Australian philatelic item