Another sterling silver commemorative stamp remake from Franklin Mint, from the Edmonton Alberta pickups - this one is the 1854 four pence inverted Swan Postage stamp.
Inverted Swan Postage
Based on a 1854 four pence postage stamp from Western Australia, made famous for it's upside down swan misprint. Upside down graphic 'misprint' seems to be a popular way for stamps to become well known. This sterling silver remake is by Franklin Mint, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, minted in 1980.
The front side has an inverted swan in the center, floating on a body of water. Across the top is the text "POSTAGE", across the bottom is "FOUR PENCE". Along the left side of the coin is the text "WESTERN", along the right side is "AUSTRALIA".
The backside has a thatched sort of textured background, with the text 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1854 4P "INVERTED SWAN" AUSTRALIE OCCIDENTALE, 1854 4P. "CYGNE RENVERSE" SOLID STERLING SILVER'.
An interesting sterling silver swan stamp remake from Franklin Mint these sterling silver pieces may end up being melted down for hand poured jewelry pieces.
