2022 PNC - 150 Years of Overland Telegraph

2022 150 Years of the Overland Telegraph Line $1 Stamp and Coin Cover (PNC) Australia Post – Royal Australian Mint (Issue 18)

• Milestone in Australian Telecommunications: Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line in 1872, celebrating the remarkable 3,200-kilometre engineering feat connecting Adelaide to Darwin that famously bridged Australia’s vast inland distances and linked the continent directly to the rest of the world.
• Overland Telegraph $1 Coin: Features an uncirculated $1 legal tender aluminium-bronze coin struck by the Royal Australian Mint, displaying an intricate commemorative reverse design celebrating the historic telegraph route and Morse code transmission, paired with the Jody Clark effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
• Integrated Philatelic Presentation: Includes an official $1.10 Australia Post commemorative stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue pictorial postmark dated 23 August 2022 from Alice Springs NT 0870, presented on an authentic full-colour illustrated display envelope featuring archival imagery and historical commentary.
• Strictly Limited Collector Issue: Released as official PNC Issue 18 of 2022 in the collaborative commemorative series between Australia Post and the Royal Australian Mint, restricted to a strictly limited mintage of only 7,500 units worldwide, making it an essential acquisition for Australian history enthusiasts, engineering buffs, philatelists, and numismatists.
• Condition: Uncirculated coin in original presentation cover. Please note that minor handling or shelf wear may be present on the outer packaging.