The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 will be commemorated by Royal Mail with a set of 6 stamps, a miniature sheet and Prestige Stamp Book. The stamps etc can be seen on our main Trafalgar page, click here.
Our covers all depict monumental tributes to Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. These scans are all of actual covers.
Order any of these covers, and the mint stamps postcards and other Nelson memorabilia
through our online shop.

Isle of Man set of 8 issued on Norvic 9 January 2005 cover, with GB Nelson Smilers Stamp cancelled with Portsmouth Trafalgar Day postmark - price £8.95

Isle of Man miniature sheet on Norvic 1 February 2005 cover, with GB Nelson Smilers Stamp
cancelled with Portsmouth Trafalgar Day postmark - price £6.95

Order any of these covers, and the mint stamps postcards and other Nelson memorabilia through our online shop.
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Ref NMX01 Card: 'Nelson Mortally wounded at Trafalgar' by D Dighton, National Maritime Museum Greenwich card No 194 Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Nelson Road Birmingham Price: £3.00 |
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Ref NMX02 Card: 'The VICTORY at Trafalgar' by J M W Turner, National Maritime Museum Greenwich card No 136 Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Bicentenary, Portsmouth Price: £3.00 |
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Ref NMX03 Card: 'Hero of Trafalgar' by William Heysman Overend, Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Whitehall, London SW1 Price: £3.00 |
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Ref NMX04 Card: 'HMS Victory leading the line at Trafalgar' by S Francis Smitheman (RN Museum Portsmouth) Stamp: 68p The Royal Navy fleet attacking in two columns Postmark: HM Naval Base Portsmouth (Bicentenary logo) Price: £4.25 |
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Ref NMX05 Card: 'Lord Nelson' by Matthew Henry Keymer, Norfolk Nelson Museum card Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Merton, London SW18 postmark Price: £3.00 |
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Ref NMX06 Card: 'Horatio, Viscount Nelson' by L F Abbott, National Maritime Museum Greenwich card No 159 Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Trafalgar Square, London postmark Price: £3.00 |
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Ref NMX07 Card: Unknown - reverse of card is captioned Queen Elizabeth I, National Portrait Gallery. Stamp: 1st class 'Death of Nelson' Postmark: Nelson Road, Birmingham, postmark Price: £3.00 |
Order any of these covers, and the mint stamps postcards and other Nelson memorabilia through our online shop.
This page updated 18 November 2005
| January 11 Farm Animals |
February 8 British Journey - South West England 24 Jane Eyre & Brontes prestige book |
March 15 Magic Circle Centenary 22 Wilding Castles Miniature Sheet |
April 5 New definitives 8 Royal Wedding 21 World Heritage Sites 26 Definitive reprints |
May 10 Definitive reprints |
June 7 Trooping the Colour 21 Smilers sheet - Flag stamp, White Ensign 21 Definitive reprints |
| July 5 End of World War II 19 British Motorcycles |
August 5 London 2012 Olympics 23 Europa - Gastronomy |
September 22 Independent Television 50th Anniversary |
October 4 Small greetings definitives & Smilers 6 Cricket: England Winners miniature sheet 18 Battle of Trafalgar |
November 1 Christmas Christmas Robins Smilers Sheet |
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