Anchors up and sails set, the fleet slowly makes its way down the English Channel. HMS Supply is in the foreground. HMS Sirius can be seen centre-left in the stamp design.
Details
- Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787
- Subject: The First Fleet
- 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: