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Postcard - Phar Lap, National Museum of Victoria, 1930s
Reg. No: HT 8483
- Summary:
- This postcard was produced in the 1930s by the National Museum of Victoria (now Museum Victoria) as a souvenir of the newly acquired mount of the champion racehorse Phar Lap. Surprisingly, the year of his death is erroneously shown as '1933', rather than the correct '1932'.
- Description:
- Rectangular postcard with a photographic image of the mount of Phar Lap, with `Phar Lap (50)' and `National Museum, Melbourne' printed on the front.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 8.80 cm (Width), 13.90 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | civic mementoes, exhibitions, horse racing, museum history, souvenirs, horses, sport, racing industry, postcards |
| Themes this item is part of: | Leisure Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Phar Lap Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | MUSEUM HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Marketing & Publicity |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Inscriptions: | Printed on front: Phar Lap (50) NATIONAL MUSEUM, MELBOURNE Printed on back: POST CARD/This Space may be used for correspondence/PHAR LAP, 1926-1933, by Night-Raid - Entreaty/39 firsts, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 9 times unplaced/Total winnings, £66,738/ADDRESS ONLY/STAMP/TO BE/NEATLY/AFFIXED/POSTAGE. - Within Commonwealth and to all places in/British Empire, 1 1/2d.; To all other places, 2d. |
| Format: | Postcard: Black & White |
| Issued By: | National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1930-1940 |
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