Australia Post issued a set of 5 stamps on 29th April 2020 to celebrate the 250 years of British explorer, James Cook embarked on his first Pacific voyage aboard His Majesty's Bark (HMB) Endeavour.
This unusual presentation of the $1.10 stamps sees the denomination halved and placed as design pairs of .55c, .presented as semi-imperforate which is the first such design by Australia Post.
These 5 stamps depict:
Navigation: 55c James Cook and 55c Southern Cross
Voyages: 55c Endeavour and 55c Map of Australia
Land: 55c Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and 55c James Cook, resting
Science and botany: 55c Banksia and 55c Banks and Solander
The journey continues: 55c The Torres Strait and 55c Compass
The British Royal Navy’s research vessel HM Bark Endeavour, captained by James Cook, embarked on its Pacific voyage on 26 August 1768 with instructions to chart the transit of Venus across the sun at the equator. Reaching the east coast of Australia in 1770, the Endeavour’s exploration of the Pacific Ocean had a tremendous impact on navigation leading to the first large-scale hydrographic surveys and advancements in the measurement of longitude.
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