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Australian postage stamp featuring Eva Cox wearing glasses

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Catalogue Number: 2478
Australian postage stamp featuring Eva Cox wearing glasses
Category: Painting or other art work
Sub-Category: Philatelic item
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2011
Time Period: 21st C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Australia
Publisher/Manufacturer: Australia Post
Description Of Item: Australian postage stamp, 37 x 26 mm, 60 cent denomination, featuring Eva Cox wearing glasses
Historical Significance: Eva Cox ((b 1958-). Austrian born Australian writer, feminist, social commentator and activist. In 2011 she received the Australia Post Legends Award and her face appears on in a set of 4 stamps honouring women who have advanced the cause of gender equality. She is portrayed wearing a contemporary shell spectacle frame.
How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist
Date Acquired: July 2014
Condition: Good but gum removed
Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 14. Stamp Album

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