Collectables
The Royal Society of Victoria has available a number of science related memorabilia including Limited Edition Commemorative Coins, First Day covers, etc.
| No. | Item Description | Price $AUD |
| 1 | Australia Post First Day Cover, with special cachet to mark the 100th anniversary of the location of the South Magnetic Pole by Australians Edgeworth David, Douglas Mawson and Scotsman Alistair McKay together with a free copy of the Historic Brochure “Flight into Australian Antarctic History” including mini sheet of South Magnetic Pole Australian Commemorative stamps. | $25.00 |
| 2 | Uncirculated, numbered,(limited-mintage 500 world wide), 2009 RAM gold-plated (on silver proof) $5 IPY Polar Series “Explorers” Coin in a presentation box – (Almost a sell out -limited stock now only available) | $150.00 |
| 3 | Uncirculated, numbered, limited-edition, $1 IPY Polar Coin issued in 2007 in a presentation box (limited stock) | $50.00 |
| 4 | Uncirculated RAM $1 IPY Polar Series Coin issued in 2007 (no box)(limited stock) | $25.00 |
| 5 | Standard Limited Edition Presentation Set (numbered 41 to 80) of documents relating to the Burke and Wills Expedition containing:Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1858
Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1859 Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria 1860 The President’s Anniversary Address 1864 commenting on the Enquiry into the Expedition A Certificate of Provenance signed by Professor Lynne Selwood, President of the Society 2010 – 2013. |
$500.00 |
| 6 | Premier Limited Edition Presentation Set (numbered 1 to 40) also contains an original 1860 “despatch” envelope of the Victorian Exploring Expedition (Burke & Wills) together with a facsimile of the “Leader’s Instructions” over a facsimile of Hon. John Macadam’s1860 signature and a “Progress Report of the Exploration Committee” for 1861. | $740.00 |
| 7 | 150 year old original prints of Blandowski’s named fishes of the River Murray (200 copies only available printed in 1857) (Unframed)In 1857, William Blandowski presented his paper on the fishes of the river Murray and its tributaries to the Royal Society of Victoria, then the philosophical Institute of Victoria. His paper was published in the Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria. His preliminary paper caused great controversy as he named some of the fish, which he described in unflattering terms, after significant members of the Philosophical Institute committee including Dr Richard Eades, Mayor of Melbourne and Rev Dr John Ignatius Bleasdale who later became President of the Royal Society of Victoria. The Royal Society of Victoria is about to release a limited release of the original 150 year old print as it was intended to appear in the 1857 Transactions (numbered 001 to 200). | $150.00 |
| 8 | 150 year old original prints of Blandowski’s named fishes of the River Murray (200 copies only available printed in 1857) described above (Framed) | $260.00 |
All prices quoted are in Australian currency and include Australian GST. Postage at additional cost – all items sent by registered mail within Australia -Additional postage required for overseas registered post.
