Lot 4064

Description

Australia - China, 2000 Sydney Athens, $1.50 Olympic flag and torch with tab, two sheets of 20 stamps of A4 size with multi coloured surround one with Olymphilex logo on upper RH corner, each sheet with tab of a Chinese gold medallist, they were produced by request of the Chinese delegation for the Chinese market and were only produced on the nights when Australians were not winning medals; each sheet includes a tab printing with and without logo of the Chinese gold medallist by Fuji Xerox and Australia Post; together with similar completed sheets (3, one with logo) with a complete out of allignment of tab print vis-a-vis with the stamp sheet. MUH. (5 A4 sheets)

The final product printed by Fuji Xerox/Australia Post was produced for the Chinese market. Both partners designed and produced 50,000 stamps of Chinese gold medal winners (the third largest contingent to win gold). The tab error sheets are very rare and should have been destroyed.