Mail to Tristan da Cunha Issued on 23rd November 2009 - Withdrawn |
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| Nine scheduled ships a year bring mail from Cape Town to the world's most remote community. The last 2009 ship leaves Cape Town on 26th November. Miss this last post before Christmas and the next post is not due until 3rd March 2010, a gap of three months. So it is hardly surprising that the arrival of post is an important event on the island. The arrival of the mail is highlighted in this last 2009 stamp issue, and available for order now from the unique Tristan da Cunha Post Office. | ||
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Mail bags prominent on the ship's deck as priority cargo to be unloaded on the first barge ashore. |
Mail bags loaded onto a trailer in Calshot Harbour with Chief Islander Inspector Conrad Glass looking on |
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Hitting the gong heralds the news that the long-awaited post is ready for collection by Islanders in the Prince Philip Hall. |
Post Office staff read out recipients of mail, and a family member comes forward to collect it |
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200932 4 mint stamps ( 25p, 35p, £1, £1.60) for £3.15 |
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Tristan da Cunha Traditions Issued on 28th September 2009 - Withdrawn |
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Sheep Shearing See Woolens Page |
Ratting Day See Ratting Day Page |
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Longboats to Nightingale See Nightingale Page |
Old Year's Night Okalolies |
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See also an article on the Tristan da Cunha Okalolies by Tristan Association member Peter Millington on the Master Mummers UK website : www.mastermummers.org |
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200930 4 mint stamps ( 25p, 35p, 70p, £1.60) for £2.90 |
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| Technical Details supplied by CASCO | ||
| Printer: The Lowe Martin Group ~ Designer: Andrew Robinson | Stamp Size: 28 x 42mm | |
| Process: High resolution stochastic screening in four colour process offset lithography | Watermark: Printer’s own un-watermarked | |
| Grateful thanks to the following individuals for reference material and invaluable advice ~ M & J Hentley, D Morley, I Green |
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Potato Production Stamp Issue Issued on 3rd August 2009 - Withdrawn |
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200928 6 mint stamps ( 2 x 25p ; 2 x 35p ; 2 x £1.10) for £3.40 |
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| Technical Details supplied by CASCO | ||
| Printer: The Lowe Martin Group | Designer: Andrew Robinson | Stamp Size: 28 x 42mm |
| Process: High resolution stochastic screening in four colour process offset lithography | Watermark: Printer’s own un-watermarked | |
| Grateful thanks to the following individuals for reference material and invaluable advice ~ G Lombardi, A Lajolo, R Lloyd, R Taylor, R Grundy, I Green. |
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Space Travel / 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing Issue Issued on 20th July 2009 - Withdrawn |
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200919 ~ 5 mint stamps (25, 35p, 60p, 90p & £1) for £3.10 |
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Mint Souvenir Sheet for £1.50 Right ~ 200921 Sheetlet of 6 x 25p stamps for £1.50 |
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Left ~ Right ~ Sheetlet of 6 x 60p stamps for £3.60 |
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200924 Sheetlet of 6 x 90p stamps for £5.40 Note this image is of a first draft when the value of the stamp was £1 in fact they are now 90p! |
200925 Sheetlet of 6 x £1 stamps for £6 Note this image is of a first draft when the value of the stamp was £1.50 in fact they are now £1! |
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200926 First Day Cover with 5 stamps |
200927 First Day Cover with |
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Designer: CASCO Studios |
Photographs: Courtesy of the Images Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center |
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| Printer: Lowe Martin Group | Process: High resolution stochastic four colour lithography | Stamp Size: 36 x 36mm |
| Format: Sheets of 6 | Miniature Sheet Size: 80 x 100mm | Miniature Sheet Format: 1 stamp of size 40 x 60mm block perforated out |
| Watermark: CASCO | Perforation: 13 per 2cms | |
| In addition to Tristan, the following countries will issue stamps 20th July – BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, SEYCHELLES and ST HELENA. A set was issued earlier in the year from BERMUDA. | ||
Centenary of Naval Aviation Issue Issued on 17th April 2009 - Withdrawn |
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200911 4 mint stamps (25p, 35p, 2@ 50p) for £1.60 |
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200912 Souvenir Sheet featuring Lt Cdr Samson in a Short S.27 taking off from HMS Hibernia in 1912 for £1.50 |
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200917 First Day Cover Souvenir Sheet featuring Lt Cdr Samson in a Short S.27 taking off from HMS Hibernia in 1912 for £1.75 |
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200918 First Day Cover with the four different stamps (25p, 35p, 2@ 50p) for £1.85 |
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| Stamp Size: 28.45mm x 42.58mm. |
Sheetlet Size: 165mm x140mm comprising 8 stamps and one label. |
S/Sheet Size: 70mm x 110mm comprising one single stamp 28.45mm x 42.58mm. |
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Selected highlights of a Centenary of Naval Aviation 1909 - 2009 On 7th May 1909 the British Admiralty ordered the construction of the first ‘aerial scout airship’, specifically for naval and military purposes, and began the history of naval aviation celebrated in 2009. Three years later Lt Samson made the first take off from a moving ship (HMS Hibernia) at sea which is depicted in the Tristan da Cunha £1.50 Souvenir Sheet. On 1 April 1918 , the Admiralty passed all its air assets to the newly formed Royal Air Force, and this included all the aircraft and men. They had entered the First World War with a total of 93 machines and on relinquishing control, some 3,000 aircraft and 55,000 servicemen were handed over. In 1924, HMS Hermes was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier specifically designed for the task. At the end of the Second World War, the Royal Navy had around 11,000 aircraft. The Fleet started to employ helicopters for anti-submarine work from the mid-1950’s. The Sea Harrier vertical landing and take off aircraft came into service in 1979. In 2009, it is planned that work will start on two new Queen Elizabeth Class ‘super- carriers’. At 60,000 tons, these will be the largest ships to ever have been built for the Royal Navy. Abridged from a history of Naval Aviation supplied by the Fleet Air Arm Naval Aviation and Tristan da Cunha The ability of Royal Naval ships to carry helicopters has proved a huge benefit to Tristan da Cunha , as visiting ships can land personnel and cargo when the harbour is closed, and often the aircraft can be used to reach the outer islands and the Tristan mountain. There are several examples of how helicopters can benefit the isolated community, for example in carrying out scientific research and bringing equipment ashore. It was a helicopter from HMS Endurance that provided return transport for the Denstone Expedition to Inaccessible Island in 1983. |
Seafaring and Exploration Issued on 9th March 2009 - Withdrawn |
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From the February 2009 Tristan Newsletter : The 6 x 50p stamps are available as a mint set for £3 feature four sailing vessels, including the Tudor Mary Rose, the tea clipper Cutty Sark, 1902 steel hulled 3 masted ship Suomen Joutsen (pictured passing Tristan) and the first HMS Endurance. Also featured is cruise ship MS Explorer, which had visited Tristan, but sank after hitting an iceberg in November 2007. Finally the series features the new Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Lyme Bay which brought Operation Zest to Tristan in 2008. Vicky Jones from CASCO would like to thank Ray Lloyd and Robin Taylor for their assistance in the research for this issue. |
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20091 6 stamps x 50p for £3.00 |
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20092 Souvenir Sheet featuring Tristao da Cunha's voyage in 1506 for £1.00 |
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20093 6 x 50p Cutty Sark Sheetlet for £3.00
20094 6 x 50p Endurance Sheetlet for £3.00 |
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20095 6 x 50p MS Explorer Sheetlet for £3.00
20096 6 x 50p RFA Lyme Bay Sheetlet for £3.00 |
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20097 6 x 50p Mary Rose Sheetlet for £3.00
20098 6 x 50p Soumen Joutsen Sheetlet for £3.00 |
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20099 First Day Cover Souvenir Sheet featuring Tristao da Cunha's voyage in 1506 for £1.25 |
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200910First Day Cover with 6 x 50p different stamps for £3.25 | |