Australian Bicentennial Stamp Collection, 1984-1988 / Australia Post

PXD 1047

fonds

1984-1988

Philatelic Records, Textual Records

872437

164 commemorative perforated stamps, original gum, arranged chiefly in strips in presentation packets or on first-day covers (envelopes), then mounted onto 9 separate cards with paper presentation plaques - paper & card - Mounts 41 x 51 cm

Each mount was originally framed and presented to the NSW Council of the Australian Bicentennial Authority by an Australia Post representative (Bill Broadbridge or Ken Brazel), to commemorate the official launch of each series in the Australian Bicentennial Collection. Dates below are the launch dates of each series.

1. The First Australians, 7 November 1984
2. Terra Australis: Navigators, 10 April 1985
3. Terra Australis: Coastal Shipwrecks, 2 October 1985
4. New Holland - Cook's voyage, 12 March 1986
5. The First Fleet, 13 May 1987
6. The First Fleet at Tenerife, 3 June 1987
7. The First Fleet at Rio de Janeiro, 6 August, 1987
8. The First Fleet at the Cape of Good Hope, 13 October 1987
9. Arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, 26 January 1988

Chronological by date of presentation to the NSW Council of the Australian Bicentennial Authority

Presented to the NSW Council of the Australian Bicentennial Authority by Australia Post to commemorate the official launch of the Australian Bicentennial Collection -- on plaque affixed to each mount

Mounts unframed by the Library on acquisition. Frames discarded