Stamp issue: The Sword of Peace
Issue date: 8th December 2020
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| 202017 | Mint Stamps (£1.50, £2.50) | £4.00 | ||
| 202018 | First Day Cover (with £1.50, £2.50 stamps) | £5.00 | ||
Stamps commemorating 50 years since the award of the Sword of Peace to RFA Ennerdale for its part in an emergency search operation at Gough Island.
Designs: £1.50 - SAS Simon van der Stel; £2.50 - RFA Ennerdale;
FDC - South African meteorological station on Gough Island and 1969 commemorative cover.
Stamp Issue: Modern Mail Ships Definitives
Issue date: 14th December 2020
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| 202013 | Mint Stamps (1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 25p, 35p, 45p, 60p, £1.00, £1.50, £2.00, £3.00, £5.00) | £14.33 |
| 202014 | First Day Cover (with 1p, 2p, 5p, £5 stamps) | £6.08 |
| 202015 | First Day Cover (with 25p, 45p, £1, £3 stamps) | £5.70 |
| 202016 | First Day Cover (with 10p, 35p, 60p, £1.50, £2.00 stamps) | £5.55 |
These definitive stamps depict some of the ships that carried mail to and from Tristan between 1957 and 2020.
1p - RRS John Biscoe (2), 2p - SS Brasil, 5p - MFV Gillian Gaggins, 10p - MV RSA, 25p - RMS Queen Elizabeth 2,
35p - SS Rotterdam, 45p - HMS Endurance, 60p - Tristania II, £1 - MV Hekla,
£1.50 - RMS St Helena (2), £2 - RRS James Clark Ross, £3.00 - MFV Geo Searcher, £5 - Bark Europa
Last Withdrawal of 2017 Commemorative Stamp Issues
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In line with the Tristan da Cunha Post Office's policy of destroying unsold stocks of stamps about 3 years after first issue, all 2017 issues will be withdrawn from stock for destruction this year. The first three 2017 issues were withdrawn in June 2020. The following remaining 2017 commemorative issues will be withdrawn on Monday 21st November 2020:
The Post Office will stop taking orders for these issues after the 20th November 2020. |
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Left: Unsold stamps being destroyed during an earlier |
The stamp sets to be withdrawn in November 2020
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| Royal Platinum Wedding Anniversary | Northern Rockhopper Penguins | Norwegian Tristan Expedition 1937-1938 | |||
Stamp issue: Vagrant Species Part 2 |
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| Stamps showing some of the non-native species that occasionally turn up on Tristan's islands. 23-Oct-2020 |
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Stamp issue: Mid Atlantic Healthcare |
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| These stamps illustrate the history of healthcare on Tristan da Cunha. 14-Sep-2020 |
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Stamp issue: Sharks: Part 1 |
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| This set of stamps shows four of the shark species found in Tristan waters. 30-Aug-2020 |
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Post Office Celebrates World Albatross Day |
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| The Post Office has created a poster of all the albatross stamps it has issued, to mark World Albatross Day. 19-Jun-2020 |
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Withdrawal of 2017 Stamp Issues |
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| The first three sets of stamps issued in 2017 are to be withdrawn at the end of June 2020. 7-Jun-2020 |
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COVID-19 and Post from Tristan |
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| The global coronavirus pandemic is disrupting post from Tristan, which goes via South Africa. 7-May-2020 |
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