Navigators. The Life of Captain James Cook: A Philatelic Study of his Voyages of Discovery; The Opening of the Pacific: A Philatelic Study of the Navigators

MLMSS 11844/Box 1X

fonds

1960s-1980s

Textual Records, Philatelic Records

9668533

0.30 metres of textual and philatelic material, (1 outsize box)

Pages for an annotated stamp album showcasing postage stamps and covers, assembled by Rex Toomey in the 1970's and 1980s during the Bi-centenary Celebrations of James Cook's discovery of Australia. Pages feature meticulous calligraphy by Toomey in black ink on graph paper, with Hawid mounted stamps. Arranged and described in the following chapters:​

The Life of Captain James Cook: A Philatelic Study of his Voyages of Discovery

The First Voyage 1768-1771

The Second Voyage 1772-1775

The Third Voyage 1776-1780

The Opening of the Pacific: A Philatelic Study of the Navigators

​​This collection of Australian and international stamps, issued between the 1960s and 1980s, commemorates key European voyages into the Pacific, the navigators associated with them, and a number of key bicentenaries. Information about the navigators and their voyages, with hand drawn maps copied from material in the Mitchell Library, have been included to provide context for the stamps. The stamps have been further captioned with information about their issue.

In copyright: Manuscript annotations in copyright to Rex Toomey. Postal stamps and covers in copyright with artists and designers.