Stamps reproducing ing paintings by Augustus Earle, marking the 190th Anniversary of his enforced stay on Tristan da Cunha.

Stamp issue: Augustus Earle 1793-1838, Travelling Artist


Issue date: 10th July 2014
Augustus Earle, 50p 'Scudding before a heavy westerly gale off the Cape, lat. 44 deg. 1824' Augustus Earle, 50p 'On board the Duke of Gloucester, Margate hoy, between Rio de Janeiro and Tristan De Acunha 1824' Augustus Earle, 70p 'Tristan Da Cunha, 1824' Augustus Earle, 70p 'Solitude, watching the horizon at sun set, in the hopes of seeing a vessel, Tristan de Acunha in the South Atlantic 1824'
201413 Mint Stamps (2 x 50p, 2 x 70p) £2.40
201414 First Day Cover (with 2 x 50p, 2 x 70p stamps) £3.15

This set of four stamps marks the 190th Anniversary of the artist Augustus Earle's enforced stay on Tristan da Cunha. They depict paintings that he made during the voyage and just after arrival at Tristan.

Two 50p stamps - 'Scudding before a heavy westerly gale off the Cape, lat. 44 deg. 1824' and 'On board the Duke of Gloucester, Margate hoy, between Rio de Janeiro and Tristan De Acunha 1824'. Two 70p stamps - 'Tristan Da Cunha, 1824' and 'Solitude, watching the horizon at sun set, in the hopes of seeing a vessel, Tristan de Acunha in the South Atlantic 1824'.

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