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South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
The stamp issue commemorates Possession itself and the start of South Georgia’s 250-year journey from obscurity to the modern age. On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed ...
Cook and his men on January 1775 were the first to reach the land, plant a British flag, fire a volley of musket shot, and claim the island for King and Country Monday, January 17th was South ...
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