Postcard, Olympics for Melbourne, Australia, 1990
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Jun 1990-Dec 1990
This is a colour postcard showing the Royal Exhibition Building with trees and the lake in the foreground, 1990. The card lists the Royal Exhibition Building as the venue for boxing, fencing, judo, wrestling and modern pentathlon (fencing). The first day of issue for the postcard was 22 June 1990. A colour postcard with a photograph of the Royal Exhibition Building on the front.
Behind the photograph there is a duotone pattern depicting an aerial view of Melbourne. On the reverse of the card there is a colour photograph of a koala, text, an Olympic postage stamp printed in the top right hand corner and space for an address and message. The card is unused.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 150 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Australia Post
- Place recorded
- Australia
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Reverse, text: Australia Post; Royal Exhibition Building./ Venue for Boxing - Fencing - Judo/ - Wrestling - Modern Pentathlon/ (Fencing).; Olympic for/ Melbourne/ Australia 1996; AIR MAIL/ PAR AVION; POSTAGE PRE-PAID AUSTRALIA; FOR POSTING IN AUSTRALIA/ AND DELIVERY WORLDWIDE; FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/ 22 JUNE 1990/ MELBOURNE VIC 3000/ Olympics/ for/ Melbourne/ 1996; Royal Exhibition Building - J. Baker, A.P.L. Koala - C. & S. Pollitt. A.N.T. Photo Library
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-255269
- Museum object name
- Postcard - Olympics for Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 1990
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- SH 960659
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.