John Howard and Kim Beazley signed first day envelopes – Centenary of Federation – Framed

Description SHIPPING You can pickup this item from CANBERRA. If you cannot pickup the item, PLEASE CHECK whether the item can be shipped on [email protected] John Winston Howard OM AC SSI (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Bennelong from 1974 to 2007. Kim Christian Beazley AC (born 14 December 1948) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. Since 2022 he has served as chairman of the Australian War Memorial. Previously, he was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from 1996 to 2001 and 2005 to 2006, having previously been a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. After leaving parliament, he served as ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2016 and 33rd governor of Western Australia from 2018 to 2022. When these first day envelopes were released, John Howard was Prime Minister and Kim Beazley was leader of the opposition. These items were personally signed by John and Kim, likely not long after they were released. The frame is approx. 35 x 43cm This item was purchased at a charity auction held in Canberra, for the Marlene Harrison-Gray Memorial Trust (3 March 2002 – $400). Over the years, we supported many charities by attending fund raisers and purchasing memorabilia. Go to the About page for more information. All items on this site were purchased from reputable charities and we believe all items to be authentic. CONDITION All items for sale are essentially ‘used’ as they have been handled. In general they are all in good condition unless otherwise stated. Damage is noted if obvious, but minor scratching and marks are not necessarily noted. If a particular item was personally used by the signee, we will note this, otherwise consider the items copies or items specifically purchased for the purpose of signing. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.