Australia Stamp
Date of Issue : 4 Apr 2002
Postmark : Victor Harbor SA 5211
Denomination : 45c and AU$1.50
Stamp Size : 37.5 mm x 26 mm
Paper : De La Rue HS8
Printing Process : Lithography
France Stamp
Date of Issue : 4 Apr 2002
Postmark : Paris
Denomination : €0.46 and €0.79
Stamp Size : 40 mm x 30 mm
Paper : Unwatermarked, with 2 Phosphor Stripes (Left and Right)
Printing Process : Photogravure
Naval captains, Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, crossed path on 8 Apr 1802 at Encounter Bay, near the South Australian coast during their voyages of discovery to Australia, then New Holland. This joint stamp issue between Australia Post and La Poste commemorates 200 years since this meeting. The Australian stamps feature a portrait of Baudin, a painting of a kangaroo and the French map of the Encounter Bay (45c) as well as a portrait of Flinders, a painting of the Port Lincoln parrot and Flinders' map of Australia (AU$1.50). The French stamps feature the two ships – Investigator (€0.46) and Géographe (€0.79), both against a map of Australia.