Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Explorers

The final stamp shows an explorer in the desert searching the horizon. The design is based on a water-colour painted by the explorer Edward Charles Frome during his 1843 expedition. 

Details
  • Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era
  • Subject: Explorers
  • Designer: David Lancashire
  • Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne
  • Press:
  • Process: Photolithography
  • Colours: Red – Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Grey
  • Paper: Harrison
  • Perf: 14.3 (comb)
  • Sheet: 50 stamps in two panes of 25 (R5 x 5) separated by vertical gutter.
  • Quantity: