PEACE STAMPS
AUSTRALIAN ISSUE IN MAY (Rec. 6 a.m.) CANBERRA, Jan. 23. The printing of Australia's peace issue stamps is expected to commence next week,- - and they will probably be on sale next May. The 2id stamp, coloured red, will bear a seven-pointed s"tar with a laurel wreath entwined and " Australia, Peace, 1945," superimposed. The 3£d stamp, coloured blue, will show the dove of peace with the Commonweajth Ensign in the background. The s£d stamp, coloured green, will bear an angel, palm leaves, and a banner in the constellation of the Southern Cross, while allegorical figures depicting peace in' the home and industry will appear at the sides.
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Evening Star, Issue 25699, 24 January 1946, Page 8
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108PEACE STAMPS Evening Star, Issue 25699, 24 January 1946, Page 8
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