Australia
Privately Manufactured Aerogramme as a Souvenir for the 1954 Royal Visit

This aerogramme form was manufactured by Blake & Hargreaves Pty Ltd. of Marrickville, NSW (Postmaster-General's permit no. 2) as a souvenir for the 1954 Royal Visit to Australia. It shows the coats of arms of the Australian States in gold and red on the writing panel (picture below).

The aerogramme was sent from MELBOURNE (cds 26 MAR 1954) to the UK. Two stamps (Stanley Gibbons #272 and #273) with a face value of 11d were affixed, which overpays  the aerogramme rate of 10d by 1d. Apparently, the sender wanted to use the commemorative stamps issued for the Royal Visit and as no 10d stamps or stamps where the face values add up to 10d were issued on this occasion he/she took those coming most near to the required postage rate.