The first three sets of stamps issued in 2020 are to be withdrawn at the beginning of June 2023.

Withdrawal of 2020 Commemorative Stamp Issues

Withdrawn Tristan da Cunha stamps being destroyed.

In line with the Tristan da Cunha Post Office's policy of destroying unsold stocks of stamps about 3 years after first issue, all 2020 commemorative issues will be withdrawn from stock for destruction this year.

The following first three 2020 issues will be withdrawn at the beginning of June 2023:

The Post Office will stop taking orders for these issues after the 20th May 2023.

The remaining 2020 commemorative issues will be withdrawn in November.

Left: Unsold stamps being destroyed during an earlier
withdrawal exercise.
25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site, 35p, Tristan Albatross 25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site, 55p, Gough Bunting
25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site, £1.60, Spectacled Petrel 25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site, £1.80, Rockhopper Penguin
25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site: £3.50 Souvenir sheetlet, Inaccessible Island Rail

The stamp to be withdrawn at the beginning of June 2023
Sharks, 45p, Broadnose Sevengill Shark Sharks, 70p, Porbeagle
Sharks, £1.10, Great Hammerhead Sharks, £1.50, Blue Shark
Female Ancestors, 35p, Maria Leenders, Cape Colony, 1816 Female Ancestors, 55p, The St Helena Women, arrived 1827
Female Ancestors, £1.60, Susannah Philips, St Helena, arrived 1867 Female Ancestors, £1.80, The Smith Sisters, Mullingar, Ireland, arrived 1908
Above: Sharks: Part 1
Right: Female Ancestors
Left: 25th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site