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Details Date of Issue: 6 August 1987 Withdrawn Date: 19 August 1987 (First Day Cover) 30 December 1988 (Stamps & Stamp Pack)* Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE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 two panes, separated by horizontal…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Rio de Janeiro August 1787

 

View More Australia Philately: Australia Post Stamp Bulletin No.191 – July 1987

As the fleet sets course for Rio de Janeiro, life returns to normal on Teneriffe. Local fishermen in the foreground are catching bonito. Coastal fortifications can be seen on the shoreline. Details Series: The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 Subject: Local Fishermen Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 – 36c Local Fishermen

Crews ferry water barrels and supplies of fresh produce to the ships lying at anchor off Santa Cruz. Dominating the skyline is the famous icy peak of Teneriffe.  Details Series: The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 Subject: Ferrying Supplies Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 – 36c Ferrying Supplies

On 3 June 1787, three weeks after leaving England, the First Fleet arrived at Teneriffe in the Canary Islands. Supplies of fresh water and vegetables were ferried to the ships while the Fleet’s senior officers enjoyed the hospitality of the Spanish Governor. One of the highlights of the stay was…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 (Maximum Cards)

A week after sailing, the escort vessel HMS Hyaena broke away from the fleet and turned for home. Heavy seas battered the fleet for the next ten days as the ships headed south, sailing wide of the Hispanic peninsula and the Straits of Gibraltar.  First port of call was to…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787

Local fishermen catch bonito in the foreground as the First Fleet leaves Teneriffe. Coastal fortifications can be seen on the shoreline.  Details Series: The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 (Maximum Cards) Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer:  Process: Colours:  Paper: Set: 3 of 3 Quantity: Postmark: The First…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 – Maximum Card No.8

Supplies being ferries to the First Fleet ships at anchor off Santa Cruz. The famous icy peak of Teneriffe rises behind the coastal city. Details Series: The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 (Maximum Cards) Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer:  Process: Colours:  Paper: Set: 2 of 3 Quantity:…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 – Maximum Card No.7

Dolphins were sighted in the waters as the Fleet headed for Teneriffe and albatrosses flew overhead.  Details Series: The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 (Maximum Cards) Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer:  Process: Colours:  Paper: Set: 1 of 3 Quantity: Postmark: The First Fleet Teneriffe – Sydney NSW…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Teneriffe June 1787 – Maximum Card No.6

Two hundred years ago, the convoy of eleven ships comprising the First Fleet sailed from Portsmouth, England, bound for Botany Bay more than eight months away. Aboard were about 750 convicts, plus marines, naval officers, sailors and civilians, under the leadership of Governor-Elect of the British penal colony in New…

View More Australia Philately: 1987 The First Fleet: Departure May 1787 (Maximum Cards)