AUSTRALIA 1953 CORONATION FIRST DAY COVER, MELBOURNE
Coronation set on Fidelity Stamp Company cover with GPO MELBOURNE, CI circular cancel dated 25 MY 53, the first day of issue. Very scarce. Previously unrecorded usage. Generally fine. SG264-266; SC259-261
Note: general purpose cachet produced from 1947 for the USA and for Canada to a lesser extent. Numerous one or two-colour variations exist, but usage is very limited after 1951 when Fidelity stopped making cachets and almost unknown outside North America
