Australia -

" QUEEN'S BATON RELAY ~ MELBOURNE 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES." 

Limited Edition ~ Philatelic - Numismatic Cover !

Reverse of Cover gives details, a few words:

" The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held from 15 to 26 March 2006. These are the XVIII Commonwealth Games to be staged since the first in Canada in 1930. The Queen's Baton Relay has been a part of Commonwealth Games tradition since 1958. 

The Queen is the Head of the Commonwealth and the Baton carries her message to the athletes and is traditionally read out at the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The Melbourne 2006 Baton, made of Gold and magnesium and incorporating the latest technology, including a satellite tracking device and "baton cam", began its 180,000 kilometre journey at Buckingham Palace in March 2005 and passes through 71 Commonwealth Nations before arriving in Melbourne."

FDI: 28 OCTOBER 2005, MELBOURNE VIC 3000.

(HEPA12)