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 |
2. Common starfish |
3. Bearded Anemone |
4. Bass |
5. Thornback Ray |
6. Lesser Octopus |
7. Common Mussels |
8. Grey Seal |
9. Shore Crab |
10. Common Sun Star |
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
Products issued
Mint block of 10
Presentation Pack
Royal Mail FDCs
Set of 10 Stamp Cards unused
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.
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) |
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 |
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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