Stamps depicting the endemic Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) which is considered the most endangered of the three species of albatross the breed in the Tristan Group.

Stamp issue: Tristan Albatross


Issue date: 28th January 2013
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Tristan Albatross, 35p stamp Tristan Albatross, 45p stamp 201301 Mint Stamps (35p, 45p, 70p, £1.10) £2.60
201302 First Day Cover
with 35p, 45p, 70p, £1.10 stamps		 £3.35
Tristan Albatross, 70p stamp Tristan Albatross, £1.10p stamp 201303 Mint Souvenir Sheet
with 4 x 35p, 4 x 45p, 4 x 70p, 4 x £1.10 stamps		 £10.40

Tristan Albatross, £3 sheetlet

 201304Mint Souvenir Sheet £3.00
201305 First Day Cover
with £3.00 Souvenir Sheet		 £3.75
This stamp issue, produced in association with the World Wild Life Fund For Nature (WWF), depicts the Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) which was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998. There are three breeding species of Albatross within the Tristan Group. The Tristan Albatross is considered the most endangered. The Tristan Albatross is endemic to the Tristan da Cunha Group and the majority of the world's population nest on Gough Island, which has around 1,500 pairs.

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