Description: The stamp features an exquisitely engraved pictorial vignette rendered in a deep purple-brown monochrome ink against a warm cream paper background. In the foreground, the silhouette of the three Magi are shown riding camels down a grassy ridge, raising their hands in awe toward a bright, stylized multi-pointed Christmas star blazing in the upper right quadrant of the night sky. The star casts fine lines of light over a distant, walled Middle Eastern town nestled into a mountainous landscape. The upper left corner displays the face value denomination "5d," while the year "1959" is nestled cleanly into the right side directly beneath the mountains. The entire design is firmly grounded by the country name "AUSTRALIA" printed horizontally across the bottom margin in an artistic, stylized font.
Circa: 1959
Condition: Unused - Hinged
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