Historical information
The Point Hicks cancel was used 8,269 times on the commemorative covers dated 20th April 1970. The first day cover commemorates the bicentenary of Cook's sighting of Point Hicks.When sailing along the coast of what is today southern Victoria, Cook recorded in his journal in April 1770 that he had named "The Southernmost Point of land we had in sight as Point Hicks, because Leiut Hicks, was the first who
discoverd this land." This was the first European name recorded during that Endeavour voyage to be applied to a feature on the east coast of Australia.
Significance
There is no longer a post office at Point Hicks and was possibly a temporary one used only for this issue.
Physical description
A first day issue envelope with stamps. Produced to commemorate the sighting of Point Hicks by Captain James Cook 0n 20 April 1770. It is a large cover with a strip of 5x 5c & a single 30c stamps.
