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 –…

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Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Shepherds

Shepherds, usually assigned convicts, were a vital elements in the infant Australian pastoral industry. They protected flocks from bad weather, bushrangers and Aboriginal hunters. The design is based on one of Joseph Lycett’s Views of Australia published in 1824. Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Shepherds Designer: David Lancashire Printer: Leigh-Mardon…

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Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Squatters

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 Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press: Process: Photolithography Colours:…

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Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Pioneers

A simple wattle and daub hut was often the home of pioneers from all strata of society. Watched by Aborigines, a pioneed drives a dray loaded with wool bales. Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Pioneers Designer: David Lancashire Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Red – Yellow…

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Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Immigrants

The design shows the arrival of an immigrant ship in the 1830s. It was in this decade that assisted immigration from the British Isles to Australia began. Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Immigrants Designer: David Lancashire Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Red – Yellow – Magenta…

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Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era (Pre-stamped Envelopes) – 39c Pioneers 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. In these early times nearly everyone could be called a pioneer, from poor farmers clearing land to politicians trying to establish representative government. In each case a detail from a…

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