The Education Act was passed in Victoria on 17 December 1872. This legislation made the colony one of the first jurisdictions in the world to offer free, compulsory and secular education to its children.
 
The 150 Years of Free, Secular and Compulsory Education postal numismatic cover is highly collectable, featuring a pictorial envelope with the single stamp from the stamp issue and a coin from the Perth Mint. The stamp is postmarked - First day of issue | 8 November 2022 | Melbourne VIC 3000
Mintage 7,000