Shepherds, usually assigned convicts, were a vital elements in the infant Australian pastoral industry. They protected flocks from bad weather, bushrangers and Aboriginal hunters. The design is based on one of Joseph Lycett’s Views of Australia published in 1824.
Details
- Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era
- Subject: Shepherds
- Designer: David Lancashire, Melbourne
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin)
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Magenta – Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Grey
- Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Perf: 14.3 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in six sheets of 50 stamps (A B C /D E F) consisting of two panes of 25 stamps (R5 x 5) separated by vertical gutter.
- Issued in single sheets (50 stamps)
- Quantity: