af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 25, 2023 | Stamp of the day
New South Wales was the first Australian colony to be established by the British. The southeastern coast of the continent was first sighted by Europeans in 1770 on the first voyage of Capt. James Cook, who took possession of what he called New South Wales in the name...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 14, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 8th country to issue stamps was New South Wales (NSW) that is now part of Australia. On 1. January 1850 NSW issued six one penny stamps in different shades of red. They all show a “Sydney View”. Around the image is the text “Sigillum Nov. Camb....