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Naval and marine personnel being ferried out to the ships riding at anchor.  Details Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 Subject: Naval and Marine Personnel Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne Process: Photolithography Colours:  Paper: Harrison’s stamp paper Perf: 13.25 Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 – 36c Naval and Marine Personnel

Time-off from the strenuous work of loading stores to enjoy a quiet pipe. Meanwhile, the sailor’s companions keep on toiling in the background. Details Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 Subject: Sailor Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne Process: Photolithography Colours:  Paper: Harrison’s stamp paper Perf: 13.25…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 – 36c Sailor

An officer of the Marines, with his wife, promenades along the docks. Sailors in the background are preparing to launch a boat. Details Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 Subject: Officer of the Marines Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne Process: Photolithography Colours:  Paper: Harrison’s stamp…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 – 36c Officer of the Marines

Convicts being assembled for loading aboard the ships. In the background is HMS Sirius, flagship of the fleet. A naval officer can be seen talking to a marine officer on the quay-side.  Details Series: The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 Subject: Convicts Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 – 36c Convicts

“…at 4 AM fired a Gun and made the Signal to weigh, weigh’d and made sail, in Company with the Hyaena – Frigate, Supply Armed Tender, Six Transports and Three Store Ships, at 9 fired a Gun and made the Sig’l for the Convoy to make more sail.” With these…

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The twin Melbourne and Sydney Buildings, dating from 1926, form the focal point of Canberra’s Civic Centre. The modified Mediterranean style of red-tiled roofs, stucco walls and simplified classical detailing reflects the influence of Sir John Sulman on the architecture of the national capital. The Commonwealth-owned western range of the…

View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Melbourne Building, Canberra

The Old Hospital is one of many fine public buildings in the historic township of York, Western Australia. Built in 1896 of the richly-coloured local clay bricks, the two-storey building features a steep shingle roof she-oak. It has been acquired and restored by the National Trust with the assistance of…

View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Old Hospital, York

Macquarie House was built in 1830 for wealthy Launceston merchant, Henry Reed. It is a typical colonial Georgian warehouse, built of brick and sandstone to a symmetrical plan. Between 1978 and 1982 it was restored by the Tasmanian Government with Commonwealth funding and it is now home to a branch…

View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Macquarie House, Launceston