Stamp issue: 60th Anniversary of Tristan's 1961 Volcano, Part 2
Issue date: 21st March 2022
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| 202201 |
Mint Stamps (45p, 60p, £1.10, £1.80) |
£3.95 |
| 202202 |
First Day Cover (with 45p, 60p, £1.10, £1.80 stamps) |
£5.15 |
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Stamps commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Royal Society Expedition 1961/62 to study Tristan's 1961 volcanic eruption.
Designs: 45p - HMS Jaguar, investigating the lava flow; 60p - HMSAS Transvaal, surveying the volcano;
£1.10 - MV Tristania with the dinghy Vulcan; £1.80 - HMS Protector's helicopter takes off the expedition team;
FDC - Peripheral crater of the 1961 volcano emitting sulphurous gases.
