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On 29 April 1996, the Australian Post Office made a change to the Stamp Issue Policy which allowed for living persons to be featured on stamps. Prior to the change, the only living persons allowed on the stamps of Australia were members of the British Royal Family.
Australia Post made history on 23 January 1997 by featuring the first living Australian on a postage stamp. The whole of Australia agreed with the choice of Donald George Bradman, cricketer and patriot who was 88 when the stamps were issued. The label of champion and hero are used too often nowadays. True champions take risks and do mighty deeds for their people and nation and not for personal gain. Such was Our Don Bradman. He belongs to the Anzac tradition and forged an Australian identity in the years of the Great Depression with the flashing blade of his cricket bat.
He was unique. While the champions in the game of cricket average 55 to this day, Don Bradman retired in 1948 with an average of 99.94. Sir Donald Bradman was born on 27 August 1908 and died on 25 February 2001. RIP, Sir. |
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Australian Post Office, stamped postal envelope, 105 mm x 190 mm, for Centenary of the Ashes, circular first day of issue postmark 24 February 1982, Cootamundra NSW, over-printed by Cootamundra Stamp Club, 650 postmarked and numbered, Don Bradman was born at Cootamundra in 1908. |
$30 |
B BP 01 |
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Australian colour cricket picture postcard, 100 mm x 140 mm, with 1983 75th birthday of Sir Donald Bradman postmark signed by The Don and 1982 Centenary of Ashes postmark and signed by Greg Chappell, numbered, three colour souvenir cover with their statistics and black and white original photograph, limited edition of 50, both postmarks are on Ashes postal envelope cut-outs which are now against postal regulations, three collector-investment items. |
$300 |
B BP 02 |
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Australian colour cricket picture postcard, 100 mm x 140 mm, with 7¢ Cricket 1974 stamp, commemorative postmark 18 November 1983, 75th birthday of Sir Donald Bradman, Cootamundra NSW (where he was born) and with se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue 23 January 1997 postmark, Bowral NSW (where he lived), signed by Sir Donald Bradman, housed in numbered souvenir envelope with details of his unmatchable and unbelievable cricket scores, limited numbered edition of 39, unusually beautiful and relevant item. |
$200 |
BR L01 |
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First day cover, 90 mm x 165 mm, designed by Geerlings of Salem, Oregon, USA, se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, postmarked day of issue, 23 January 1997, commemorative, first day of issue, Bowral postmark, 88 covers printed in full-colour and numbered, insert details history of Don Bradman with full statistics, affixed on the insert is a full-colour reproduction of Cricketer poster stamp, issued in 1936 for the Centenary of the State of South Australia. |
$35 |
BR L02 |
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Australian Post Office Sports souvenir cover, Cat No GP12, 90 mm X 165 mm, pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1977, Bowral NSW, 52 covers overprinted and numbered, insert details history of Don Bradman with full statistics, affixed on the insert is a full-colour reproduction of Cricketer poster stamp, issued in 1936 for the Centenary of the State of South Australia. |
$25 |
BR L03 |
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Australian full-colour picture postcard, 150 mm x 105 mm, reproduced from a advertising poster, by Walter Jardine for Marco Elasta-Strap, has Bradman in cricket gear showing full face of the bat and 1938 Australian Team all wearing Elasta-Straps, se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1997, Bowral NSW, overprint sets out full cricketing statistics of Bradman, 100 serviced. |
$20 |
BR L04 |
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Australian full-colour picture postcard, 150 mm x 105 mm, reproducing oil on canvass painting of Don Bradman by Bill Leak, se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1977, Bowral NSW, overprint sets out full cricketing statistics of Bradman, 100 serviced. |
$20 |
BR L05 |
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Full colour photocopy of letter, dated 14 February 1983, from the Prime Minister of Australia to Noel G Almeida thanking him for suggesting a commemorative stamp for Don Bradman. Under the caption Ask and you shall receive, sooner or later! is affixed a se-tenant pair of Bradman Australian Legend stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark, 23 January 1997, Bowral NSW, 100 serviced and numbered. |
$10 |
BR L06 |
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The Cootamundra Herald of Cootamundra NSW, envelope designed by Alan McClure, 11B (90 mm x 145 mm), commemorative first day of issue postmark 24 February 1982, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed by Limited Edition Covers of Dandenong Victoria in green with score card of Bradman, 52 postmarked and numbered, Don Bradman was born at Cootamundra in 1908. |
$30 |
BR C01 |
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Cricket Local Post of Dandenong Victoria, first day cover, 90 mm x 175 mm, se-tenant pair of stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, 30 postmarked and numbered, Don Bradman grew up in Bowral from age three. |
$30 |
BR C02 |
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The Lord’s Taverners Australia of Sydney NSW, souvenir event envelope, DL (110 mm x 220 mm, se-tenant pair of stamps, cancelled on day of issue, pictorial postmark 13 March 2001, Woolloongabba Queensland 4102, overprinted in green with score card of Bradman, 3 postmarked and numbered. |
$35 |
BR C03 |
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Australian Post Office, souvenir event cover (Almeida Catalogue SE155), 105 mm x 190 mm, for Ashes Victory, 70c Cricket stamp, commemorative postmark 30 August 1989, Mosman NSW 2088, and se-tenant pair of stamps, first day of issue commemorative postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 32 postmarked and numbered. |
$30 |
BR C04 |
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Wesley Cover Service of Sydney NSW, first day cover, PO size (110 mm x 190 mm), for Legends se-tenant pair of stamps, cancelled on first day of issue, commemorative postmark 23 January 1997, GPO Adelaide South Australia 5000, and single Batting from Memorial pair, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed in green with score card of Bradman, 10 postmarked and numbered. |
$30 |
BR C05 |
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Grand Lodge of Masons of South, souvenir event cover, DL (110 mm x 220 mm), for Installation of Grand Master John J. Stone who autographed the covers, Legends se-tenant pair of stamps, commemorative postmark 5 April 1997, GPO Adelaide South Australia 5000, and Memorial se-tenant pair, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed in green with score card of Bradman, 8 postmarked and numbered. |
$35 |
BR C06 |
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Australian Post Office, first day cover, PO size (110 mm x 190 mm), se-tenant pair of stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, overprinted in green with score card of Bradman, 18 postmarked and numbered. |
$30 |
BR C07 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 105 mm x 150 mm, titled Our Don Bradman, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 25 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 01 |
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Australian Post Office, maximum card, 145 mm x 105 mm, $1 W G Grace stamp of Australia Bicentennial joint issue with UK, commemorative first day of issue postmark 21 June 1988, Brighton Victoria 3186, and Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 10 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 02 |
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Cricket Local Post of Dandenong Victoria, post card, 100 mm x 150 mm, titled Cricket Poster Stamps of the Century one of which is the Bradman poster stamp for the 1936 Centenary of South Australia, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 52 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 03 |
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Phil Gray Photography of Sydney NSW, post card, 105 mm x 165 mm, shows the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 5 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 04 |
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Phil Gray Photography of Sydney NSW, post card, 105 mm x 165 mm, shows the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 5 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 05 |
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Phil Gray Photography of Sydney NSW, post card, 105 mm x 165 mm, shows the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 5 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 06 |
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Phil Gray Photography of Sydney NSW, post card, 105 mm x 165 mm, shows the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 5 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 07 |
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Australian Gallery of Sport & Olympic Museum of Melbourne Victoria, post card, 150 mm x 100 mm, painting by Wes Walters of Bradman & Ponsford at the Oval in 1934, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 32 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 08 |
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Post Age Nostalgic Postcards of Sydney NSW, postcard, 150 mm x 105 mm, reproduced from a advertising poster, by Walter Jardine for Marco Elasta-Strap, Memorial se-tenant pair cancelled on day issue, pictorial The Gabba postmark 13 March 2001, Woolloongabba Queensland 4102, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 28 postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 09 |
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Willow Stamps of Harrow London England, postcard, 145 mm x 100 mm, reproduces the 1908 Cricket poster stamp of the Nuremberg Football Club, Memorial single Batting stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 9 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 10 |
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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame of Melbourne Victoria, post card, 175 mm x 120 mm, 1990 painting by Bill Leak of Bradman, Memorial se-tenant pair, cancelled on the day of issue, pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 13 March 2001, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 18 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
BR PC 11 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 150 mm x 105 mm, Bradman in his cap of South Australia, Memorial single Batting stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 13 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 12 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 105 mm x 150 mm, shows Bradman Museum, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 18 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 13 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 150 mm x 105 mm, titled The Boy from Bowral, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 14 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 14 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 105 mm x 150 mm, shows the Bradman Gallery, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 9 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 15 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 105 mm x 150 mm, shows the Golden Age of Cricket, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 9 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 16 |
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Bradman Museum of Bowral NSW, post card, 150 mm x 105 mm, shows Bradman the next man in, Memorial single Portrait stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 9 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$20 |
BR PC 17 |
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Avant Card of Sydney NSW, post card, 100 mm x 150 mm, advertising tours of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Cricketer, Soccer Player and Australian Football Player, Memorial se-tenant pair, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 52 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
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BR PC 18 |
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Australian Post Office, PNC first day cover, PO size (110 mm x 190 mm), Bradman Legends se-tenant pair of stamps with $5 coin, commemorative first day of issue postmark 23 January 1997, Bowral NSW 2576, and Baggy Green Bradman stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 8 March 2005, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, dual PNC first day cover, 32 serviced. |
$99 |
B BG 01 |
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Australian Post Office, first day cover, PO size (110 mm x 190 mm), Memorial se-tenant pair of stamps, commemorative first day of issue postmark 13 March 2001, Bowral NSW 2576, and Baggy Green of Bradman stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 8 March 2005, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, dual first day cover, 22 serviced. |
$30 |
B BG 02 |
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Avant Card of Sydney NSW, post card, 100 mm x 150 mm, advertising tours of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Cricketer, Soccer Player and Australian Football Player, single Baggy Green stamp, cancelled first day of issue pictorial Melbourne Cricket Ground postmark 8 March 2005, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, over-printed on reverse in green with score card of Bradman, 52 over-printed, postmarked and numbered. |
$25 |
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Australian Post Office, Stamp Bulletin No. 279 Mailing Sheet, A5 (148 mm x 210 mm), Baggy Green stamp, cancelled day of issue pictorial postmark 8 March 2005, Woolloongabba Queensland 4102, 52 postmarked and numbered. |
$35 |
B BG 04 |
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Cricket Local Post of Dandenong Victoria, souvenir event cover, PO size (110 mm x 190 mm), marks the public auction of Bradman's 1948 Cap by Charles Leski of Melbourne, 2005 Baggy Green stamp and 7c Cricket stamp from 1974 Non-Olympics Sports set, cancelled on the day of the Auction 15 December 2008, pictorial Sir Donald Bradman’s Baggy Green postmark, Hilton Plaza South Australia 5033, autographed by Leski in a limited numbered edition of 48, Charles donated his signing fee to charity. |
$35 |
B BG 05 |
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