Convicts being assembled for loading aboard the ships. In the background is HMS Sirius, flagship of the fleet. A naval officer can be seen talking to a marine officer on the quay-side.
Details
- Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787
- Subject: Convicts
- Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
- Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: Harrison’s stamp paper
- Perf: 13.25
- Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity: