Ipswich Stamp Club Annual Fair celebrates RAAF Base Amberley's F-111s as more Super Hornets fly in to Ipswich
- From: Quest Newspapers
- October 27, 2011
Stamp of approval: David Roberts with a sheet of stamps which commemorate the retirement of the F-111s. Source: Quest Newspapers
Stamp enthusiasts will have a rare chance to collect a piece of Ipswich history.
A special overprinted mini-sheet to commemorate the retirement of the popular F-111s was created for this year's Ipswich Stamp Club Annual Fair.It comes as RAAF Base Amberley adds four more Super Hornets to its fleet to take the number of the fighter jets to 24.
Organiser David Roberts said the 100 mini-sheets would only be available at the fair.
What we try to do each year is pick something that has happened recently, and do something special that is educational and relates to the history of Ipswich,'' he said.
The mini-sheets will be among a range of rare and unique stamps on display, including one mint set from Christmas 1965 that is worth up to $30,000 because the gold is missing. And believe it or not, those stamps were found in a box of rubbish.
