This stamp issue features key events across the 20th century, which became headline news in Australian papers.

Sydney’s Dancing Man would go on to symbolise the joy that comes with an end to war, and in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin held television viewers captive when they became the first men to set foot on the moon.

Darwin was devastated on Christmas morning in 1974 when it was hit by Cyclone Tracy. The stories of heroism and survival were felt around the country. And until 1983 the New York Yacht Club had successfully defended the America’s Cup. John Bertrand and the crew of Australia II changed that by defeating Liberty in the seventh and final race of the series.

Source: Australian Post

published August 9th, 2013