This is the first in a four-year program of stamps celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). The series will be made up of five stamps issued each year until 2014 using the overall themes of departure and journey, arrival and exploration, science and triumphant return.
The initial five stamp strip shows the key moments in the departure of the AAE from Hobart and the journey to the Antarctic.
The SY Aurora (SY - Steam Yacht) carried the AAE to and from Hobart. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Xavier Mertz and the map in the stamp shows the AAE's route.
Captain John King Davis, Captain of the SY Aurora, and second-in-command of the expedition.
The SY Aurora on Antarctic voyage. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Andrew Watson and the postmark image is taken from a message sent by Bob Hodger on the SY Aurora.
Landing at Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by the Aurora's Second Officer, Percy Gray.. The background image, shows the Aurora off Macquarie Island and was taken by expeditioner Frank Hurley.
Birdlife on Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by expeditioner Harold Hamilton.
The background landscape image used across the five stamps was taken by expeditioner Leslie Blake and is held in the Home & Away Collection in the SLNSW.
The initial five stamp strip shows the key moments in the departure of the AAE from Hobart and the journey to the Antarctic.
The SY Aurora (SY - Steam Yacht) carried the AAE to and from Hobart. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Xavier Mertz and the map in the stamp shows the AAE's route.
Captain John King Davis, Captain of the SY Aurora, and second-in-command of the expedition.
The SY Aurora on Antarctic voyage. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Andrew Watson and the postmark image is taken from a message sent by Bob Hodger on the SY Aurora.
Landing at Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by the Aurora's Second Officer, Percy Gray.. The background image, shows the Aurora off Macquarie Island and was taken by expeditioner Frank Hurley.
Birdlife on Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by expeditioner Harold Hamilton.
The background landscape image used across the five stamps was taken by expeditioner Leslie Blake and is held in the Home & Away Collection in the SLNSW.
Text Source: auspost.com.au
Many thanks to my dear friend, Vera Radnell for these wonderful stamps on envelope too.
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