Tristan da Cunha Withdrawn Stamp Issues

Details of stamps that have been withdrawn from sale and can no longer be ordered from the Tristan da Cunha Post Office.

Post Office News

COVID-19 and Post from Tristan, 7‑May‑2020
Stamp issue: Female Ancestors, 23‑Apr‑2020
Stamp issue: 25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site, 28‑Feb‑2020
Stamp issue: Whaling and Sealing Ships, 2‑Dec‑2019
Stamp issue: Vagrant Species Part 1, 6‑Nov‑2019
Last Withdrawal of 2016 Commemorative Stamp Issues, 10‑Oct‑2019
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Stamp issue: Biodiversity Part II

Issue date: 7th December 2016

201613

Mint Stamps (25p, 35p, 45p, 60p, 70p, £2.00)

£4.35

201614

First Day Cover with 25p, 35p, 45p, 60p, 70p, £2.00 stamps

£5.10

Stamps illustrating Tristan's biodiversity - Part II with Devil's Fingers, Orange Starfish, Gough Brass Buttons, Gough Flightless Moth, Inaccessible Rail, and Spectacled Petrel.

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Stamp issue: Biodiversity Part I

Issue date: 30th November 2016

201611

Mint Stamps (25p, 35p, 45p, 60p, 70p, £2.00)

£4.35

201612

First Day Cover with 25p, 35p, 45p, 60p, 70p, £2.00 stamps

£5.10

Stamps illustrating Tristan's biodiversity - Part I with Bog Fern, Tristan Rock Lobster (Crayfish), Klipfish (Black Devil), Antarctic Tern (Kingbird), Tristan Thrush (Starchy), and Subantarctic Fur Seal.

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Stamp issue: Peter Green and the Wreck of the Emily

Issue date: 10th November 2016

Peter Green and the Wreck of the Emily, £0.35 - Katwijk ann Zee

Peter Green and the Wreck of the Emily, £0.50 - The wreck of the Emily

Peter Green and the Wreck of the Emily, £1.00 - Peter Green's House

Peter Green and the Wreck of the Emily, £1.60 - Head Man, 1857-1902

201609	Mint Stamps (35p, 50p, £1.00, £1.60)	£3.45
201610	First Day Cover (with 35p, 50p, £1.00, £1.60 stamps)	£4.20

This set of stamps commemorates Peter Green, who founded one of Tristan's biggest families. He decided to stay, when his ship, the American sealer Emily, ran aground on the south coast in 1836.

35p - Katwijk ann Zee. 50p - The wreck of the Emily. £1.00 - Peter Green's House. £1.60 - Head Man, 1857-1902.

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Stamp issue: Bicentenary of the British Garrison 1816 - 2016

Issue date: 14th August 2016

Bicentenary of the British Garrison 1816 - 2016, 25p stamp

Bicentenary of the British Garrison 1816 - 2016, 35p stamp

Bicentenary of the British Garrison 1816 - 2016, £1 stamp

Bicentenary of the British Garrison 1816 - 2016, £2 stamp

201607	Mint Stamps (25p, 35p, £1, £2)		£3.60
201608	FDC with 25p, 35p, £1, £2 stamps		£4.35

These stamps commemorate the bicentenary of Britain taking possession of Tristan, with the landing of a garrison from HMS Falmouth on the 14th August 1816. Corporal William Glass and his family stayed on to become the founders of the colony.

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Stamp issue: 400th Death Anniversary of William Shakespeare

Issue date: 4th July 2016

400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, £0.35 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, £0.50 - Macbeth

400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, £1.00 - Hamlet

400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, £1.20 - The Merry Wives of Windsor

201605	Mint Stamps (35p, 50p, £1.00, £1.20)	£3.05
201606	First Day Cover (with 35p, 50p, £1.00, £1.20 stamps)	£3.80

This set of stamps commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist, with illustrations of characters from four of his plays.

35p - A Midsummer Night's Dream. 50p - Macbeth. £1.00 - Hamlet. £1.20 - The The Merry Wives of Windsor.