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D4362 Skis, pair, mountain ash / metal / leather, used by Y Weselman and Postmaster-Generals Department, maker unknown, Australia, 1880-1895.

94/247/1 Aerogram, Lores Bonney, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/2 Aerogram, Frank Alberry, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/3 Aerogram, Hubert Wilkins, paper, Australia Post, Australia,1994

94/247/4 Aerogram, Harold Gatty, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/5 Aerogram, Leonard Waters, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/6 Envelope, Kingsford Smith and Ulm, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/7 Envelope, Bert Hinkler, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/8 Envelope, John Duigan, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/248/1 Envelope, centenary of Hargrave first flight, paper, Illawarra Philatelic Society, Australia, 1994

94/249/1 Postage stamp, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

94/249/2 Postage stamps, miniature sheet, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

B1666 Telephone, candlestick with dial, Bakelite / metal / plastic, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, 1911-1921

Personal letter from W C Wentworth to his father

87/1153 Personal letter, from W C Wentworth in London to his father on Norfolk Island, paper / ink, London / Norfolk Island, 1805

Two first day covers sent on the first Melbourne to London airmail flight piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith

87/276 First day envelopes and letters (2), sent on the first official airmail flight piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith between from Melbourne and London, paper / ink, envelopes made by Postmaster-General's Department, Australia, 1931, letters written by

96/231/1 Model and packaging, Ford Transit Van, metal / plastic / cardboard,made by Matchbox International Ltd, China, issued by Australia Post, Australia, 1995

H8042 Envelope, carried by the first air-mail from England to Australia, paper / ink, made in Greece, owned by H Mc Gill, 'Carisbrook', Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, April 1931

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

98/2/70 Postman's bags (3), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia, [1950-1980]

98/2/71 Postal Transit bags (4), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1960]

98/2/72 Postal uniform accessories (10), wool / metal / paper / plastic, Australian Post Office, Australia / England, 1858-1950

85/1077 Metal die, for postage stamp, Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd, England, 1852-1853

98/2/56 Postal uniforms (2), wool/metal, Australia Postal Service, NSW, Australia, [1880]

2002/38/7 Stamped products, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, paper, Australia Post/ Swedish Post/ Mexico Post/ Tonga Postal Service/ Egypt Post/ Polish Postal Service, 1999- 2000

Envelope, posted at Garden Palace Post Office, Sydney

91/212 Envelope, posted at Garden Palace Post Office, paper / ink, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26th February 1880 and owned by Adelaide M Smith, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 31st March 1880

Pre-paid postage envelope embossed with the Sydney GPO seal

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

94/251/1 Postal products mounted and framed, 'Aviation Feats', paper/perspex/metal, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

2002/38/1 Postal ephemera (12), Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games/ Sydney 2000 Olympic Games/ Athens 2004 Olympic Games, paper, US Postal Service/ Australia Post, US/ Australia, 1993-2000

98/2/30 Collection of memorabilia (18) relating to postal workings and postal staff, paper/ wood/ glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1985]

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

96/311/3 Postage label vending machine and parts, type FE274, metal, Frama Ag, Switzerland, 1976

98/2/27 Stamp vending machines (2) with accessories, sectioned, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1970]

96/311/4 Postage stamp booklet vending machine and parts, metal, Sterner AG, c. 1975

Medallion commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing

B2150 Medallion in plastic folder commemorating the Apollo II moon landing, made of metal from the lunar module & the command module, and awarded to the Supervisor & Staff of the Test Room, City South, for the part they played in the NASCOM communication

On display in:
Foyer - Museum entrance; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

98/2/10 Tickometer, metal/felt/plastic, used at Sydney General Post Office, Pitney Bowes, USA, [1970]

A10654 Cover sheet for letter, paper, New South Wales, Australia, 1816-1817

2001/84/242 Postal products, including stamp packs, maximum cards and first day of cover, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, paper/plastic designed by FHA Image Design, Melbourne for Australia Post, made by Australia Post, issued on 3 July 2000.

2001/84/248 Postal products, including stamp packs, maximum cards and first day of issue series, Torch Relay, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, paper/plastic designed by FHA Image Design and Australia Post Design Studio, Melbourne for Australia Post, made by

2001/84/364 Stamp set, framed, including stamp packs, maximum cards and first day covers, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, aluminium, glass, paper, designed by FHA Image Design, Melbourne for Australia Post, made by Australia Post, presented to SPOC on first

2001/84/365 Stamp set, framed, including a stamp pack, first day cover and five stamps, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, aluminium, glass, paper, designed by FHA Image Design, Melbourne for Australia Post, made by Australia Post, presented to SPOC on first d

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Subject field matches: Showing 25 objects

94/247/1 Aerogram, Lores Bonney, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/2 Aerogram, Frank Alberry, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/3 Aerogram, Hubert Wilkins, paper, Australia Post, Australia,1994

94/247/4 Aerogram, Harold Gatty, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/5 Aerogram, Leonard Waters, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

98/2/70 Postman's bags (3), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia, [1950-1980]

94/248/1 Envelope, centenary of Hargrave first flight, paper, Illawarra Philatelic Society, Australia, 1994

85/1077 Metal die, for postage stamp, Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd, England, 1852-1853

94/247/6 Envelope, Kingsford Smith and Ulm, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/7 Envelope, Bert Hinkler, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/8 Envelope, John Duigan, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

87/276 First day envelopes and letters (2), sent on the first official airmail flight piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith between from Melbourne and London, paper / ink, envelopes made by Postmaster-General

98/2/71 Postal Transit bags (4), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1960]

94/251/1 Postal products mounted and framed, 'Aviation Feats', paper/perspex/metal, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

96/231/1 Model and packaging, Ford Transit Van, metal / plastic / cardboard,made by Matchbox International Ltd, China, issued by Australia Post, Australia, 1995

87/1153 Personal letter, from W C Wentworth in London to his father on Norfolk Island, paper / ink, London / Norfolk Island, 1805

91/212 Envelope, posted at Garden Palace Post Office, paper / ink, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26th February 1880 and owned by Adelaide M Smith, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 31st March 1880

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

94/249/1 Postage stamp, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

94/249/2 Postage stamps, miniature sheet, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

D4362 Skis, pair, mountain ash / metal / leather, used by Y Weselman and Postmaster-Generals Department, maker unknown, Australia, 1880-1895.

B1666 Telephone, candlestick with dial, Bakelite / metal / plastic, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, 1911-1921

98/2/72 Postal uniform accessories (10), wool / metal / paper / plastic, Australian Post Office, Australia / England, 1858-1950

Full text matches. Showing 40 objects

D4362 Skis, pair, mountain ash / metal / leather, used by Y Weselman and Postmaster-Generals Department, maker unknown, Australia, 1880-1895.

94/247/1 Aerogram, Lores Bonney, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/2 Aerogram, Frank Alberry, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/3 Aerogram, Hubert Wilkins, paper, Australia Post, Australia,1994

94/247/4 Aerogram, Harold Gatty, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/5 Aerogram, Leonard Waters, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/6 Envelope, Kingsford Smith and Ulm, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/7 Envelope, Bert Hinkler, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/8 Envelope, John Duigan, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/248/1 Envelope, centenary of Hargrave first flight, paper, Illawarra Philatelic Society, Australia, 1994

94/249/1 Postage stamp, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

94/249/2 Postage stamps, miniature sheet, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

B1666 Telephone, candlestick with dial, Bakelite / metal / plastic, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, 1911-1921

87/1153 Personal letter, from W C Wentworth in London to his father on Norfolk Island, paper / ink, London / Norfolk Island, 1805

96/231/1 Model and packaging, Ford Transit Van, metal / plastic / cardboard,made by Matchbox International Ltd, China, issued by Australia Post, Australia, 1995

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

98/2/70 Postman's bags (3), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia, [1950-1980]

98/2/71 Postal Transit bags (4), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1960]

98/2/72 Postal uniform accessories (10), wool / metal / paper / plastic, Australian Post Office, Australia / England, 1858-1950

85/1077 Metal die, for postage stamp, Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd, England, 1852-1853

98/2/56 Postal uniforms (2), wool/metal, Australia Postal Service, NSW, Australia, [1880]

2002/38/7 Stamped products, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, paper, Australia Post/ Swedish Post/ Mexico Post/ Tonga Postal Service/ Egypt Post/ Polish Postal Service, 1999- 2000

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

94/251/1 Postal products mounted and framed, 'Aviation Feats', paper/perspex/metal, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

2002/38/1 Postal ephemera (12), Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games/ Sydney 2000 Olympic Games/ Athens 2004 Olympic Games, paper, US Postal Service/ Australia Post, US/ Australia, 1993-2000

98/2/30 Collection of memorabilia (18) relating to postal workings and postal staff, paper/ wood/ glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1985]

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

96/311/3 Postage label vending machine and parts, type FE274, metal, Frama Ag, Switzerland, 1976

98/2/27 Stamp vending machines (2) with accessories, sectioned, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1970]

96/311/4 Postage stamp booklet vending machine and parts, metal, Sterner AG, c. 1975

On display in:
Foyer - Museum entrance; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

98/2/10 Tickometer, metal/felt/plastic, used at Sydney General Post Office, Pitney Bowes, USA, [1970]

A10654 Cover sheet for letter, paper, New South Wales, Australia, 1816-1817

Subject field matches: Showing 25 objects

94/247/1 Aerogram, Lores Bonney, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/2 Aerogram, Frank Alberry, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/3 Aerogram, Hubert Wilkins, paper, Australia Post, Australia,1994

94/247/4 Aerogram, Harold Gatty, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/5 Aerogram, Leonard Waters, paper, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

98/2/70 Postman's bags (3), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia, [1950-1980]

94/248/1 Envelope, centenary of Hargrave first flight, paper, Illawarra Philatelic Society, Australia, 1994

85/1077 Metal die, for postage stamp, Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd, England, 1852-1853

94/247/6 Envelope, Kingsford Smith and Ulm, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/7 Envelope, Bert Hinkler, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

94/247/8 Envelope, John Duigan, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

98/2/71 Postal Transit bags (4), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1960]

94/251/1 Postal products mounted and framed, 'Aviation Feats', paper/perspex/metal, Australia Post, Australia, 1994

96/231/1 Model and packaging, Ford Transit Van, metal / plastic / cardboard,made by Matchbox International Ltd, China, issued by Australia Post, Australia, 1995

87/1153 Personal letter, from W C Wentworth in London to his father on Norfolk Island, paper / ink, London / Norfolk Island, 1805

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

94/249/1 Postage stamp, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

94/249/2 Postage stamps, miniature sheet, 25th anniversary of the first moon landing, paper, USA, 1994

D4362 Skis, pair, mountain ash / metal / leather, used by Y Weselman and Postmaster-Generals Department, maker unknown, Australia, 1880-1895.

B1666 Telephone, candlestick with dial, Bakelite / metal / plastic, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, 1911-1921

98/2/72 Postal uniform accessories (10), wool / metal / paper / plastic, Australian Post Office, Australia / England, 1858-1950

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