Purves philately biography pdf

Due to major building activity, some collections are unavailable. Please check your requests before visiting. Learn more. The s were years of rapid socioeconomic change in both the colonial history of Australia and in the British Empire itself. Victoria became a separate colony in and simultaneously experiences explosive growth following the discovery of gold.

This growth drove significant changes in Victoria's postal system and its rates and routes. The first adhesives of Victoria, Australia, the so-called Half-Lengths, are among the world's first postage stamps printed by lithography, and among the few British Colonial issues designed and printed entirely outside Great Britain. You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study.

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