Lot 5882

Description

50th Anniversary of Opening of Parliament House, Canberra 9th May 1977, complete set of one hundred and twenty seven Australian Post Office philatelic covers each autographed by the members of the thirty first Federal Parliament in office at that date, each cover cancelled at Parliament House Post Office with a special commemorative postmark, together with associated correspondence. Stored in large album, extremely fine and scarce. (lot)

Some famous signatories include (in alphabetic order) Kim Beazley, Doug Anthony (Deputy PM), Jim Cairns, Clyde Cameron, Don Chipp, Rex Connor, Frank Crean, Malcolm Fraser (PM), Bill Hayden, John Howard, Bob Katter, Paul Keating, Phillip Lynch, Andrew Peacock, Phillip Ruddock, Ian Sinclair, Billy Snedden, Tom Uren and Gough Whitlam.