Continuing the series of animals on stamps, Royal Mail has gone underwater for a look at the often unseen wildlife around the coast of Britain with a se-tenant block of 10 1st class stamps.
1. Moon Jellyfish Masa Ushioda |
2. Common starfish Barrie Watts |
3. Bearded Anemone Peter Scones |
4. Bass Paul Kay |
5. Thornback Ray Paul Naylor |
6. Lesser Octopus |
7. Common Mussels Ross Hoddinott |
8. Grey Seal Peter Tatton |
9. Shore Crab M Bowler |
10. Common Sun Star Sue Scott |
Technical details: The 35mm square stamps are designed by Andrew Ross using the work of photographers mentioned above. In sheets of 30/60 they are printed in lithography by Cartor Security Print, perf 14½.
The stamp and postmark images are Copyright 2006/7 by Royal Mail.
Our limited edition first day covers for this issue will be shown here.
Our exclusive FDC for this issue shows a grey seal on the coast of Norfolk.
The covers are priced at £8.95 each and will be available with postmarks N10385 or N10386
Also available Mint or vfu - Price £4.25 Presentation Pack - Price £4.75 PO FDCs with any postmark - Price £5.25 Set of 10 Stamp Cards unused - Price £4.50 Set of 10 stamp cards serviced with relevant stamps and appropriate postmarks - Price £10.95 Any postmark can be supplied on plain envelope for £1.20 plus the cost of the stamp.
All prices exclude postage & packing. To order, please visit our online shop.
Special Postmarks Postmarks available for the day of issue are shown below - these may not be to scale. These postmarks cannot be obtained to order after 6 February.
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| Ref FD703 Official Philatelic Bureau FDI. |
Ref FD704 Official Seal Sands, Middlesborough, FDI postmark. |
Ref FD704NP Official Seal Sands, Middlesborough, non-pictorial FDI postmark |
Ref L10377 Sea Life, Weymouth (showing Thornback Ray) |
Ref N10385 Sea Life, Scarborough (showing grey seal) |
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| Ref L10375 Sea Life on Pub Signs, Brighton |
Ref L10374 Sea Life, Seal, Sevenoaks |
Ref N10386 Sea Life, Blackpool |
Ref N10384 The Deep Hull |
Ref W10369 British Sea Life, Fishguard, Pembks |
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| Ref L10378 Sea Life Bletchley Park Post Office, Milton Keyes |
Ref L10376 Sea Life, Brighton |
Ref M10358 Sea Life, Seal Close, Birmingham |
Ref L10397 Tranquility Aquatic Centre, Chadwell Heath, Romford |
Ref L10398 London Aquarium, London SE1 |
If you have any questions about these stamps etc please email us. NB: all emails will be acknowledged in 1-2 days. If you do not receive an acknowledgement please email us from a different address (eg hotmail, gmail).
This page updated 23 May 2007
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