Details of Tristan da Cunha postage stamps issued during 2012.

Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-1922

Issue date: 28th November 2012

Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-1922

Left to right, top to bottom: Frank Wild, Hubert Wilkins, James Marr, & Frank Worsley

201221
Mint Stamps(4 x 70p)
for £2.80

Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-1922: First day cover

201222
First Day Cover
with 4 x 70p stamps
for £3.55

After the death of Sir Ernest Shackleton during his last expedition, his ship the Quest called in at Tristan da Cunha, arriving the 20th May 1922. They stayed for five days, undertaking scientific work within the island group, before heading off to Cape Town then homeward to Plymouth.

The four new stamps from Tristan da Cunha, each denominated 70p show four of the surviving crew members who were on board when the Quest arrived in Tristan. Based on black and white photographs taken during the visit which have been hand coloured the designs depict;

Frank Wild the eventual commander of the expedition with an image of Inaccessible Island and the Quest in the background.

Hubert Wilkins the Australian War Hero, Ornithologist and Polar Aviator with an image of Gough Island in the background.

James Marr, the scout who was chosen to accompany the Quest and who would later sail with Mawson and become the leader of Operation Tabarin during World War II with an image of Tristan da Cunha in the background.

Frank Worsley the New Zealander who had navigated the James Caird lifeboat for Shackleton in 1916 after the Endurance was crushed in ice with an image of Nightingale Island in the background.

Technical Specifications from Pobjoy Mint Stamps Division
Designer - Andrew Robinson; Printer - BDT International Security Printing;
Process - Lithography;
Stamp Size - 42.58 x 28.45mm; Layout - 10; Perforation - 14 per 2cm;

Royal Navy Ships' Crests II

Issue date: 15th October 2012

Royal Navy Ships' Crests II: Sheetlet

Top to bottom: HMS Portland, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Clyde and HMS Montrose
Background: HMS Southampton

The first set of Ship Crest stamps was issued in 1977

201219
Mint Stamps(2 x 35p, 2 x 70p Sheetlet)
for £2.10

Royal Navy Ships' Crests II: First day cover

201220
First Day Cover
with 2 x 35p, 2 x 70p stamps
for £2.85

Technical Specifications from CASCO
Designer – Andrew Robinson; Printer – Cartor Security Printing Ltd;
Process - Lithography; Paper Type – 102gsm PVA gummed
Stamp Size – 42 x 28mm; Sheetlet Size; – 150 x 150mm; Perforation - 13.5 x 13.25 per 2cm;

Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II

Issue date: 17th September 2012
Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II: 35p - Agulhas I Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II: 35p - Agulhas II
Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II: 70p - Agulhas I Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II: £1.10 - Agulhas II

201217
Mint Stamps (2 x 35p, 70p, £1.10)
for £2.50

Maiden Voyage of SA Agulhas II: First day cover

201218
First Day Cover
with 2 x 35p, 70p, £1.10 stamps
for £3.25
Please note that there is no Souvenir Sheet available with this stamp issue.

Technical Specifications from CASCO
Designer – CASCO Studio; Printer – Joh. Enschedé Security Print;
Process - Lithography; Paper Type – 102gsm PVA gummed
Stamp Size – 28.45 x 42.58mm; Format - 20 (2 x 10); Perforation - 14 per 2cm;

Centenary of the Sinking of the Titanic

Issue date: 27th February 2012

201214 - Sheetlet
(10 x 50p)
for £5

Centenary of the Sinking of the Titanic: First day cover No.1

201215
First Day Cover
with 5 x 50p stamps
for £3.05

Centenary of the Sinking of the Titanic: First day cover No.2

201216
First Day Cover
with 5 x 50p stamps
for £3.05

Technical Specifications from CASCO
Designer – CASCO Studio
Printer - Cartor Security Printing; Process - Lithography
Sheetlet Size - 250 x 180mm comprising 10 designs of 30 x 48mm stamps in landscape format which include one central row of half stamp width stickers.
Perforation - 13¼ per 2cm; Paper Type - PVA gummed 102gsm

Queen Elizabeth II - Lifetime of Service - Part 2 - Diamond Jubilee

Issue date: 6th February 2012
This is part two of a collection running over 3 years with the 2012 issue focusing on the Diamond Jubilee.

201205 - Mint Stamps
(25p, 35p, 2 x 50p, 2 x 70p)
for £3

201206

Diamond-shaped sheetlet
(as shown left)

with 25p, 35p, 2 x 50p, 2 x 70p mint stamps

for £3

201207

Mint Souvenir Sheet

£1.50

201208
Mint Stamps
(8 x 25p Sheetlet)
£2

201209
Mint Stamps
(8 x 35p Sheetlet)
£2.80

201210
Mint Stamps
(8 x 50p Sheetlet)
£4

201211
Mint Stamps
(8 x 50p Sheetlet)
£4

201212
Mint Stamps
(8 x 70p Sheetlet)
£5.60

201213
Mint Stamps
(8 x 70p Sheetlet)
£5.60
Please note that there are no First Day Covers available with this stamp issue

Technical Specifications from CASCO
Designer – CASCO Studio
Printer - BDT International Security Printing Ltd; Process - Lithography
Stamp Size - 36mm x 36mm; Sheetlet Size - 180mm x 120mm
Souvenir Sheet - 110mm x 70mm with block perforated stamp
'Diamond shaped' Souvenir Sheet - 140mm x 140mm
Perforation - 14 per 2cm; Paper Type - TR 110gsm PVA gummed Hi-White

1961 Volcano Series - Part 2
(50th Anniversary of the Royal Society Expedition)

Issue date: 30th January 2012

201201
Mint Stamps (25p, 35p, 95p, £1.10)
for £2.65

201202
First Day Cover
with 25p, 35p, 95p, £1.10 stamps
for £3.20

201203
Mint Souvenir Sheet
£2.00

201204
First Day Cover
with £2.00 Souvenir Sheet
for £2.55

Technical Specifications from CASCO
Designer – Andrew Robinson; Printer – BDT International Security Printing Ltd;
Process - Lithography; Paper Type - Senator 96gsm paper
Stamp Size - 42.58mm x 28.45mm; Format - 20 (2 x 10); Perforation - 14 per 2cm;
Souvenir Sheet - 94 x 64mm