Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Amid the rivalry of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) France and Britain sponsored voyages of discovery to Australia, then New Holland. Led by naval captains Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, both expeditions carried safe-conducts protecting them from seizure by ships of the opposing navies. Between 1801 and 1803…

Details Series: 2002 Flinders-Baudin Bicentenary (Joint Issue With France) Subject: Nicolas Baudin Designer: Brian Sadgrove, Melbourne Printer: SNP Ausprint Press: Process:  Colours: Paper: De La Rue HS8 Watermark: None Perf: 18.86 x 14.6 (comb) Sheet: 50 stamps in two panes of 25 stamps (R5 x 5) separated by horizontal gutter Quantity: Gutter Strip

Details Series: 2002 Flinders-Baudin Bicentenary (Joint Issue With France) Subject: Matthew Flinders Designer: Brian Sadgrove, Melbourne Printer: SNP Ausprint Press: Process:  Colours: Paper: De La Rue HS8 Watermark: None Perf: 18.86 x 14.6 (comb) Sheet: 50 stamps in two panes of 25 stamps (R5 x 5) separated by horizontal gutter Quantity: Gutter Strip

  Details Date of Issue: 16 August 2001 Withdrawn Date: 16 September 2001 (FDC) 31 August 2002 (all other products) Designer: Melinda Coombes Engraver: Czeslaw Slania (Australian stamps) Lars Sjööblom Printer: Sweden Post Stamps Printing Works Press: Process: Itaglio and colour offset Colours: Paper: De La Rue Intaglio Dry Gum Watermark: None Perf: 12.53…

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2001 Australian Stamp Bulletin No.261 (August-September) 2002 Australian Stamp Bulletin No.264 (March-May) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Post Office Products Australia Post Publications First Day Covers Pre-Stamped Envelopes 2000 2001 2001 Joint Issue Australia-Sweden 2002 2002 Flinders-Baudin Bicentenary (Joint Issue With France) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

This year marks the bicentenary of the circumnavigation of Van Diemen’s Land by Bass and Flinders. Two stamps commemorate their epic voyage, which proved the existence of Bass Strait and established that Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) was an island. Their findings had significant impact on the sailing time and saferty…