Title:
Ford 100 Years In Australia Minisheet
Description:
This first day cover is a pictorial envelope with minisheet from the Ford: 100 Years in Australia stamp issue affixed and postmarked. The first day cover is valid for postage only on the day of issue, from the post office named on the postmark.
The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903, in Detroit, Michigan. The following year it set up a factory directly across the Detroit River, in Ontario, Canada, to make and sell vehicles not only in Canada but across the British Empire. The first Ford cars to reach Australia came in kit form from Canada in 1909 and were assembled here. In 1925 the Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known as Ford Australia) was founded as a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, with headquarters in Geelong, Victoria. On 1 July, in an improvised factory in a converted wool store, the first Australian-built Ford vehicle was completed: a Model T. The company built a permanent Geelong factory that produced various models over the years, and in 1956 opened a second complex in Broadmeadows, which became its headquarters in 1961. Ford manufacturing in Australia ended in 2016. Ford Australia continues to lead design and development of the Ranger utility and Everest SUV models, and imports vehicles for Australian buyers
The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903, in Detroit, Michigan. The following year it set up a factory directly across the Detroit River, in Ontario, Canada, to make and sell vehicles not only in Canada but across the British Empire. The first Ford cars to reach Australia came in kit form from Canada in 1909 and were assembled here. In 1925 the Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known as Ford Australia) was founded as a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, with headquarters in Geelong, Victoria. On 1 July, in an improvised factory in a converted wool store, the first Australian-built Ford vehicle was completed: a Model T. The company built a permanent Geelong factory that produced various models over the years, and in 1956 opened a second complex in Broadmeadows, which became its headquarters in 1961. Ford manufacturing in Australia ended in 2016. Ford Australia continues to lead design and development of the Ranger utility and Everest SUV models, and imports vehicles for Australian buyers
Country:
Australia
Denomination:
$1.70
Issue Date:
2025-09-02
Date Added:
2025-09-28 20:39:26
Date Added:
2025-09-28 20:39:26
