Description:

FIRST DAY COVER: 2d red (both), 3d blue & 5/- green - the complete set - tied to plain cover by 'PARRAMATTA/14MR32/NSW' cds being the First Day of Issue BW #148ya, all stamps are extremely well centred, a couple of very minor blemishes, Cat $6000. The ACSC states "Collectors should be aware of dangerous fakes". Voila!

About 15 years ago, a small group of similar First Day Covers appeared in the market. Prior to that time, only three First Day Covers bearing all four stamps had been recorded, and concerns were expressed that the recent "find" was not kosher. After all, why pay 5/7d in postage and not at least register each cover. Eventually, the infamous Sydney forger George Gee Ma (aka Georgie Gee, and several other aliases) was unmasked as the perpetrator of the swindle. Arthur Gray acquired this cover after the forgeries had been exposed.