Australia’s pastoral prosperity has its origins in the period 1810-1850 when the land was opened up by explorers and pioneers. The Australian colonies were not easy places to administer. Governors and Civil Servants had to deal with factions among the people as well as the difficulties of establishing new settlements.…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Administrators in the Pastoral EraAuthor: thedigitalphilatelist
Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Aborigines in the Pastoral Era
Australia’s pastoral prosperity has its origins in the period 1810-1850 when the land was opened up by explorers and pioneers. It was also a time when first contact was made with the Aboriginal inhabitants who had to defend their traditional ways against white encroachment. In each case a detail from…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Aborigines in the Pastoral EraAustralia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era
The Colonial Collection – a new series of stamp issues – is about to carry Australian historical themes beyond the Bicentenary. The first stamps, a se-tenant strip of five 39c stamps depicting the The Pastoral Era, will be released on 10 May 1989. The period between 1810 and 1850 saw…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral EraAustralia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Explorers in the Pastoral Era
Australia’s pastoral prosperity has its origins in the period 1810-1850 when the land was opened up by explorers and pioneers. The explorers pictured on this envelope are only four of the many who helped expand the horizons of the pioneers. In each case a detail from a larger portrait has…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Explorers in the Pastoral EraAustralia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-Stamp Envelopes)
Four pre-stamped envelopes will be released on 10 May 1989 in cojunction with the Colonial Collection – Pastoral Era stamps. The special issue depcits scenes an personalities of the era which last broadly between 1810-1850. Details Date of Issue: 10 May 1989 Designer: David Lancashire Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne Process: Photolithography…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-Stamp Envelopes)Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – Stamp Heritage Book
The first in a new series of Stamp Heritage Books will be released in cojunction with the Colonial Collection – Pastoral Era stamps. The stamps and book are due to be issued on 10 May 1989. Stamp Heritage Books were a popular part of the philatelic involvement in Australia’s Bicentennial…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – Stamp Heritage BookAustralia Philately: Australia Post Stamp Bulletin No.199 – April-May 1989
Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c Sydney Hospital 1803
Details Series: The Early Years Subject: Sydney Hospital Designer: Printer: Process: Colours: Paper: Perf: Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter. Quantity:
View More Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c Sydney Hospital 1803Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c The Rocks & Sydney Cove 1800
Details Series: The Early Years Subject: The Rocks & Sydney Cove 1800 Designer: Printer: Process: Colours: Paper: Perf: Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter. Quantity:
View More Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c The Rocks & Sydney Cove 1800Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c Paramatta Road, Sydney 1796
The central image depicts Brickfield Hill and village on the High Road to Parramatta (1797) by Edward Dayes. Details Series: The Early Years Subject: Parramatta Road Designer: Printer: Process: Colours: Paper: Perf: Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter. Quantity:
View More Australia Philately: 1988 The Early Years – 37c Paramatta Road, Sydney 1796