William Wales Commemorative Stamp
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William Wales (17341798) was a British astronomer who sailed with Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific. The above stamp is the central member of a strip of three from the New Hebrides islands (now known as Vanuatu) commemorating their discovery by Cook. The stamp shows Cooks landing party coming ashore, with Cook holding out a palm frond to the natives to indicate his peaceful intentions. In the background Wales is seen observing outside a tent with a telescope mounted on a barrel. In the adjoining tent, under armed guard, is a large observatory clock."