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Australia -
One of Australia Post’s interesting product launches, starting in the 1970's, was the release of hardcover books (like an annual collection) but only for a single issue (often four stamps and/or a souvenir sheet). They included an inserted presentation folder in the package and often charged A$15.00 each for these products. Presumably they were aimed at non-collectors or people looking for a gift for collectors, but they never seemed to be commercially successful as they were largely overlooked by the philatelic community at the time. Skip ahead a few decades and collectors realize how few of these exist (plus their weight to stamp value makes shipping single volumes untenable). This banker’s box includes 11 full sized books, six smaller sized, three soft-cover booklets a folder with a limited edition print for the "Waterbirds of Australia" and three of the "Collector’s Yearbooks" from 1990-1993 (these have Framas, booklets and self-adhesives). Substantial original cost and frankly, not a lot of postage value. Estimate =
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