Slogan - 100 Years ...Melbourne

Australia - 1917-1988.
Slogan cancellations: 100 Years ... - Melbourne.

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Special aspects

The 100 Years ... slogan was used in Melbourne from 2 April 1954 (the first day of use for the slogan) to 4 October 1954.

The 7 dies for this slogan identified as being used at Melbourne are all boxed. Two dies have PAID at the base while all others have VICTORIA in two different sizes and with two different orders of information in the date stamp.

The date stamp usually had TIME then DAY/MONTH then YEAR.

The listing below is approximately chronological. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:

Words at base	Size	Datestamp line 1	Earliest date	Latest date	% of Melbourne Census
PAID	15 mm wide 4 mm high	DD-MM	13 April 1954		1%
	7 mm wide 3 mm high	DD-MM	23 April 1954	29 September 1954	4%
VICTORIA	17 mm	Time	2 April 1954	4 October 1954	44%
	15 mm	Time	20 September 1954	1 October 1954	4%
	17 mm	DD-MM			44%
	15 mm	DD-MM			1%

There are 74 examples of this slogan for Melbourne in the Census.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: None.

Top inscription: MELBOURNE/VIC.

Base inscription: PAID
(4 mm high and 15 mm wide font).

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.
Datestamp has DD-MM/YEAR/3D.

Earliest date of this format:
13 April 1954.

Number in the Census: 1.

13 April 1954.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: None.

Top inscription: MELBOURNE/VIC.

Base inscription: PAID
(3 mm high and 7 mm wide font).
Datestamp has DD-MM/YEAR/3D.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.

Earliest date of this format:
23 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
29 September 1954.

Number in the Census: 3.

23 April 1954.

Datestamp: Box. Number: None. Top inscription: MELBOURNE (2 mm high). Base inscription: VICTORIA (3 mm high and 17 mm wide) Characteristics: Die 1 - normal format and size. Datestamp has TIME/DD-MM/YEAR. Earliest date of this format: 2 April 1954. Latest date of this format: 4 October 1954. Number in the Census: 32.	2 April 1954 - first day of official use for the slogan throughout Australia.
Datestamp: Box. Number: None. Top inscription: MELBOURNE (2 mm high). Base inscription: VICTORIA (2 mm high and 15 mm wide) Characteristics: Die 1 - normal format and size. Datestamp has TIME/DD-MM/YEAR. The A (in VICTORIA) is oversize and distorted. Earliest date of this format: 20 September 1954. Latest date of this format: 1 October 1954. Number in the Census: 3.	1 October 1954.
Datestamp: Box. Number: None. Top inscription: MELBOURNE (2 mm high). Base inscription: VICTORIA (2 mm high and 17 mm wide) Characteristics: Die 1 - normal format and size. Datestamp has DD-MM/TIME/YEAR. Earliest date of this format: 2 April 1954. Latest date of this format: 28 September 1954. Number in the Census: 32.	2 April 1954 - first day of official use for the slogan throughout Australia.
Datestamp: Box. Number: None. Top inscription: MELBOURNE (2 mm high). Base inscription: VICTORIA (2 mm high and 15 mm wide) Characteristics: Die 1 - normal format and size. Datestamp has DD-MM/TIME/YEAR. The A (in VICTORIA) is oversize and distorted. Only recorded date of this format: 27 September 1954. Number in the Census: 1.	27 September 1954.