Squatters were pastoralists who illegally seized vast tracks of unclaimed land to run their sheep and cattle. By the late 1830s and early 1840s growing prosperity enabled many to build substantial homesteads.
Details
- Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era
- Subject: Squatters
- 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)
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