WANTED - Covers with LET'S MELBOURNE AGAIN slogan

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Australia Post has started using a LET'S MELBOURNE AGAIN slogan on October 26, in concert with the issue of a new MyStamp featuring the Melbourne skyline, to celebrate the lifting of the city's 15-week lockdown.

The slogan is used at the DLC sorting centre. I would like to get examples from all 4 machines if possible (451 452 453 454), and ideally on Postage Paid covers so the slogan is easily readable.

picture courtesy of Allanswood

If anyone can help, I would be most grateful - happy to swap or buy.

Jean

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Jean, I now have 453 as well, clearer print than the 454 above.

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Fantastic Greg!

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First, I wish all the best to the Melbournians who have been through what must have been a most unpleasant lock down.

My strike of the 454 slogan cancel is a very similar quality to Allanswood's. It may be that this is best you can get from this machine. Jean has suggested that the postmark was used on the 26th October. Does anyone have a postmark from the 26th? The Australia Post website https://auspost.com.au/lets-melbourne-again also shows a circular "Let's Melbourne Again" postmark. Have these been in use?

Let's Melbourne Again

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Just answering my own question. Big Saint has posted a cover postmarked on the 26th October. It is over on the "every day is a happy day" thread. It is also a 454.

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The 452 arrived in the mail today. A brightly coloured cover with a very indistinct cancellation. Once again, why would a WA based organisation (the Royal Automobile Club of WA) send a letter to a WA addressee from Melbourne?

Let's Melbourne Again 452

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There may be variations appearing, maybe not from Vic itself as I have just received "Lets Melbourne" without the "Again" - not a missed print, its not part of the design.

But the code seems to look like 535 (not very readable)?

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Hi Greg - interesting, can you please show us a picture?

Jean

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no 1

close up no 1 553 ?

And this 1 im not sure which it is . Stay Safe ........Australia

These arrived over last few days. All ANZ

Peter

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Hi Peter

Thanks for posting these. I think the top one is DLC 453 and the bottom one is DLC 454.

Jean

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Hi Greg - interesting, can you please show us a picture?

Jean

Sorry, catching up...

Lets Melbourne Post Mark

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Thanks for posting the picture Greg - I think it's actually the same slogan but a failure of the print head given the poor printing of the date and time - only the dots from "AGAIN" that were on the same line as the bottom of the box printed.

Jean

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Looks like a good explanation Jean. Well, I have 4 of these so far.

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BigSaint posted this in Terry's Happy day thread, looks like Aus Post has switched from the Stay safe & connected Australia slogan to a Christmas one: Spread the Merry

I wonder if the Melbourne slogan also switched? Can anyone confirm? I'd like to try and pinpoint the date of the switch if possible.

Jean

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Perth has switched also. What does "Spread the Merry" mean?

Spread the merry postmark Perth

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Spread the Merry: https://youtu.be/LxL7kcoRQ04

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Spread the Merry:

https://youtu.be/LxL7kcoRQ04

I hope we don't upset China.

Paul

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New postmarks in Perth "Supporting Australians". I suppose these are COVID related. Australia Post has previously supported the Australian Red Cross.

Supporting Australians

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An enhanced view of the postmark.

Supporting Australians postmark

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Wow very nice, thanks for posting. Another one to look for.

Jean

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Hi Jean

The ‘Supporting Australians’ has turned up in Melbourne - received this today. I will put it aside and forward to you in a couple of weeks - waiting to see if I receive any others...

Australian slogan cancellation: Supporting Australians

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Thank you King Tut!!

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Thanks to Allanswood I have the Let's Melbourne Again slogan from DLC 453 and 454. If anyone has a spare of 451 or 452 please let me know!

Sent in a fantastic cover with the Let's Melbourne Again stamps - no postmarks but at least no pen cancels!

Also Spread the Merry and a Stay safe & connected slogan

Thanks very much for these Greg!!