TitleSet of four commemorative postage stamps Date28th January 1971About this objectA stamp set featuring imagery related to Pacific exploration, including La Pérouse, Abel Tasman, traditional navigation tools, and a Te Puki canoe of the Santa Cruz Islands.Object No.2017.14:1-4Physical description1. Coloured engraving of La Perouse and La Boussole, the Queen profile and the relief of the Salomon Islands. 2. Coloured representation of an astrolabe and a polynesian reed map, as well as the Queen profile. 3. Coloured engraving of Abel Tasman and his ship The Heemskerk, profile of the Queen. 4. Coloured engraving of a Te Puki canoe in the Santa Cruz islands, profile of the Queen. Inscriptions & marks1."British Solomon Islands, La Perouse and his ship La Boussole 1787/8, 3c". 2."British Solomon Islands, 16 cent astrolabe and earlier polynesian reed map, 4c". 3."British Solomon Islands, Abel Tasman and his ship The Heemskerk, 1643, 12c". 4. "British Solomon Islands, e Puki canoe Santa Cruz islands, 35c". SourceLa Perouse MuseumOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesSocial history
Set of four commemorative postage stamps (28th January 1971). Randwick City Council, accessed 14/01/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12557
