Item:
175th Anniversary of the Rum Rebellion - Australia Post FDC 1980
Mint condition first day cover. It would be a rum deal not to get one whilst the price is so good. :)
History:
The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's history. The Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps under the command of Major George Johnston, working closely with John Macarthur, on 26 January 1808, 20 years to the day after Arthur Phillip founded European settlement in Australia. Afterwards, the colony was ruled by the military, with the senior military officer stationed in Sydney acting as the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony until the arrival from Britain of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie as the new Governor at the beginning of 1810.
*All historical information taken from Wikipedia for educational purposes only.
