What event did New South Wales commemorate with its 1888 stamp?

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In 1888, the colony of New South Wales issued a series of postage stamps to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the first European settlement in Australia. This event marked 100 years since Arthur Phillip arrived at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788, to establish the colony.1