Details of Tristan da Cunha postage stamps issued during 2014.

2014 Stamp Issues

350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines
Issue date: 28th October 2014
350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, 25p stamp 350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, 35p stamp 350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, 40p stamp 350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, 60p stamp 350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, 80p stamp
350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, £1.10p stamp 201417 Mint Stamps (25p, 35p, 40p, 60p, 80p, £1.10) £3.50
201418 First Day Cover with 25p, 35p, 40p, 60p, 80p, £1.10 stamps £4.25
In commemorating the 350th Anniversary of the Royal Marines, this set of stamps illustrates notable events in the history of the Corps. Their connection with Tristan stretches back to the occupation of the Island by a garrison of Marines after the formal proclamation of annexation on 14 August 1816.

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Outbreak of World War I
Issue date: 4th August 2014
Outbreak of World War I, £1.00 'National Service - Women's Land Army' Outbreak of World War I, £1.00 'The Empire Needs Men' Outbreak of World War I, £1.00 'Join the Royal Marines. Help to Man the Guns of the Fleet' Outbreak of World War I, £1.00 'Rally Round the Flag - We Must Have More Men'
201415 Mint Stamps (4 x £1.00) £4.00
201416 First Day Cover (4 x £1.00 stamps) £4.75

This set of four stamps marks the centenary of the declaration of war of Great Britain, its Colonies and Dominions on Germany - 'The War to End All Wars'.

Four £1.00 stamps show recruitment and propaganda posters from WWI  - 'National Service - Women's Land Army', 'The Empire Needs Men', 'Join the Royal Marines. Help to Man the Guns of the Fleet' and 'Rally Round the Flag - We Must Have More Men'.

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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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Tristan's Endemic Finches
Issue date: 18th June 2014
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Tristan's Endemic Finches, 35p stamp Tristan's Endemic Finches, 45p stamp Tristan's Endemic Finches, 50p stamp Tristan's Endemic Finches, £1.50p stamp

Tristan's Endemic Finches, £2 sheetlet

 201409 Mint Stamps (35p, 45p, 50p, £1.50) £2.80
201410 First Day Cover
with 35p, 45p, 50p, £1.50 stamps		 £3.55
201411Mint Souvenir Sheet £2.00
201412 First Day Cover
with £2.00 Souvenir Sheet		 £2.75
This set of stamps is devoted to Tristan's endemic finches, traditionally called buntings because of their resemblance to the buntings familiar to European naturalists. They are however related to South American finch-tanagers.

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Prince George's Christening
Issue date: 21st May 2014
Prince George's Christening, 35p Elizabeth, 1926 Prince George's Christening, 45p Charles, 1948 Prince George's Christening, £1.10 William, 1982 Prince George's Christening, £1.50 George, 2013
201407 Mint Stamps (35p, 45p, £1.10, £1.50) £3.40
201408 First Day Cover (with 35p, 45p, £1.10, £1.50 stamps) £4.15

This set of four stamps commemorates the christening of Prince George of Cambridge on the 23rd October 2013. The stamps show Prince George and his forebears in their christening gowns.

35p - Queen Eliabeth, 1926. 45p - Prince Charles, 1948. £1.10 - Prince William, 1982. £1.50 - Prince George, 2013.

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Ships and Explorers
Issue date: 7th April 2014
Ships and Explorers, 35p James Weddell and 'Jane' Ships and Explorers, 45p George Nares and 'HMS Challenger' 201401 Mint Stamps (35p, 45p, 70p, £1.50) £3.00
201402 First Day Cover
with 35p, 45p, 70p, £1.50 stamps		 £3.75
201403 Mint Sheetlet (10 x 35p) £3.50
Ships and Explorers, 70p Carsten Borchgrevink and 'SS Antarctic' Ships and Explorers, £1.50 Dr Alexander Macklin and 'Quest' 201404 Mint Sheetlet (10 x 45p) £4.50
201405 Mint Sheetlet (10 x 70p) £7.00
201406 Mint Sheetlet (10 x £1.50) £15.00

This set of four stamps depicts Arctic and Antarctic Explorers and Personalities who have journeyed in Tristan waters. Each stamp depicts an image of one of these seafarers together with the ship most closely associated with them and Tristan da Cunha.

35p - James Weddell and 'Jane'. 45p - George Nares and 'HMS Challenger'.
70p - Carsten Borchgrevink and 'SS Antarctic'. £1.50p - Dr Alexander Macklin and 'Quest'.

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