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| ID Number: | PA04-0404 |
| Description: | Melbourne Cup, Racehorse "Archer" |
| Country or State: | Australia |
| Year: | 12 October 1960 |
| Face Value: | 5 d - Australian penny |
| Perforation: | comb14¾ x 14½ |
| Printing: | Recess |
| Dimensions (B x H): | 29 x 24 mm |
| Emission: | 46,653,000 |
| Catalog Number: | Michel AU 307 Stamp Number AU 337 Yvert et Tellier AU 269 Stanley Gibbons AU 336 Unificato AU 338 Seven Seas Stamps AU 364 Brusden-White AU 379 |
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Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win the Melbourne Cup twice or more; he is one of only three horses to win two successive Cups. In 2017 Archer was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. |
