"Evening Post" Photo. Mabel Chimes (inside) and First Shake preparing at Hutt Park for the Wellington Trotting Club's Meeting tomorrow. Mabel Chimes, a trotter, has her near foreleg and off hind leg on the ground, whereas First Shake, a pacer, has her two near legs in the air at the same time* clearly defining the two types.
Australia's new 9d postage stamp, which was put into circulation at the commencement of the present month. This is the first time that a picture of a platypus has been incorporated in the design of a postage stamp.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1938, Page 7
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95"Evening Post" Photo. Mabel Chimes (inside) and First Shake preparing at Hutt Park for the Wellington Trotting Club's Meeting tomorrow. Mabel Chimes, a trotter, has her near foreleg and off hind leg on the ground, whereas First Shake, a pacer, has her two near legs in the air at the same time* clearly defining the two types. Australia's new 9d postage stamp, which was put into circulation at the commencement of the present month. This is the first time that a picture of a platypus has been incorporated in the design of a postage stamp. Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1938, Page 7
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