This stamp issue commemorates two anniversaries: in 2012 it is 150 years since John McDouall Stuart returned from his overland crossing of Australia; and in 2013 it will be 200 years since Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains.
In 1813, Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth travelled through Durug and Gundungurra country to establish a route across the Blue Mountains to open up the western plains of NSW for farming and settlement. Others had attempted the crossing before, but the party’s key strategy was to follow a westward-running ridge between the Western and Grose Rivers, travelling for 21 days to what became known as Mt Blaxland. Their expedition led, within a few short years, to a road across the mountains.
Details
- Date of Issue: 13 July 2012
- Withdrawn Date:
- 1 August 2012 (FDC)
- 31 January 2013 (all other products)
- Designer: Craig McGill
- Product Designer: Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio
- Printer: McKellar Renown
- Press:
- Process: Lithography
- Colours:
- Paper: Tullis Russell
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.86 x 14.6 (comb)
- Sheet: 50 stamps
- Quantity:
Subjects
First Day Covers
Stamp Pack
Maxicards
Australia Post Publications
2012 Australia Stamp Bulletin No.317 (August)
