Captain Arthur Phillip of Royal Navy led the 1st fleet to Australia and founded the penal colony at Sydney Cove Port Jackson on this day (26-Jan) in the year 1788... This settlement site, port and harbour were currently known as city of Sydney in Australia's New South Wales...
Also, the possession of New South Wales on day of 26-January was celebrated as Australia Day...
Australian Postal administration in the year 1937, commemorated the 150 years of founding of Sydney Cove with the release of a 2d-Australian penny postage stamp...
This stamp can be collected under the themes:
(a) British colonization...
(b) Governors / Politicians...
(c) Navy / Boats...
(d) Anniversaries...
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