Inscription on reverse side reads "With fondest love ? Aunty Nellie"
'Overland 5, 1955'
The issue, inscribed to George Blakemore, contains several references to Mary Gilmore.
'Art Gallery Quarterly 3, 1961'.
Journal of the Art Gallery of NSW. It includes a 'with compliments' slip from the Director. Among the commentaries concerning 1960 acquisitions is that of the Dobell portrait, which Mary Gilmore has donated to the Gallery.