ISSUED
AND
POSTMARKED
4
MARCH
2008
-
FIRST
DAY
OF
ISSUE
NUMBER
::
015/500
This
is
the
WYD
Official
Australia
Post
FDC
Boxed
Gold
Metal
Stamp
It's
production
and
distribution was
limited
to
500
WORLD
WIDE
Australia
Post
sold
out
through
its
mail
order
system
The
postmark
which
has
been
printed
on
the
FDC
is
the
Official
indicator
of
the
authenticity
of
this
valuable
collectors
piece
This
PROOF
QUALITY,
precious
metal
stamp
is
an
Australia
First
It
uses
the
Minted
Photo
Image
(MPI)
technique
recently
developed
by
the
ROYAL
DUTCH
MINT
THE
50c
POPE
BENEDICT
XVI
STAMP
ARTWORK
is
digitally
imprinted
onto
real
9ct
Gold.
Presented
on
a
First
Day
Cover,
and
with
a
GOLD
FOILED
POSTMARK
as
well,
the
product
is
housed
in
a
prestigious
Mahogany
coloured
wooden
box,
with
engraved
plaque.
(Technical
information
courtesy
of
the
Australia
Post
Philatelic
Group,
Australia)
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$25
-
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FROM
US!
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UP
FROM
US
ON
THE
NSW
CENTRAL
COAST
C.O.D.
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