Australia Post Souvenir Covers - Pre-paid envelopes

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Examples 

 

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1. Introduction

In the listings of Australia post official souvenir covers from 1970 to the present available here and here, the current writer excluded pre-paid envelopes which were of a souvenir nature, and of which there were few. This was in accord with the definition of souvenir covers as applied by Noel G. Almeida, author of the catalogues published from 1982 through to 1997. However, in December 2025 the author noticed that Australia Post had appeared to cancel issuing souvenir covers in favour of Postal Numismatic Covers (PNCs), with the last appearing during 2019-2020. However, the following pre-paid cover was to all intents and purposes a souvenir cover.

 

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2. Examples

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Australia: Airmail 1931 | Australia in Space 2024 | Rare Covers | Souvenir Covers 1970-1997 + Varieties | Souvenirs Covers 1997+ | World Youth Day 2008 | WWF 50 Years | 

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Last updated: 24 December 2025 

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