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 show details from the watercolour painting 'Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar' by William Heath (1795-1840), painted around 1825 and issued in se-tenant pairs that combine to show the whole painting. The painting, a watercolour on paper laid on calico, has not been on show to the public since 1968 because of its frail state.
1st class The British cutter Entrepreante with the dismasted Belle Isle |
1st class Nelson wounded | 42p Pickle to the left of the Achille |
42p Entrepreante attempts to rescue the crew of the burning French ship Achille | 68p The Royal Navy fleet attacking in two columns | 68p The combined Franco-Spanish fleet put to sea from Cadiz |
Design for the Miniature Sheet - colouring here is likely to be more accurate.
This lavishly illustrated and informative book details the build up to the battle, Nelson?s career, the battle and its aftermath. Designed by Webb and Webb with copy by maritime historian and historical novelist Richard Woodman, it contains four pages of stamps which include the full set of Trafalgar stamps, 3 white ensign flag stamps, and the usual mixed page of Machin definitives. The central label on the last-mentioned features an image of the life cast of Nelson taken by Franz Thallerin in Vienna in 1800. (Click on the panes for a larger version of each.)
- Pane 1: Mixed Machin definitives - 4 x 1st class gold, and 2 each 50p
(ochre) and 68p (grey-brown);
- Pane 2: Flag stamps;
- Pane 3: Three of the Trafalgar stamps;
- Pane 4: the other three Trafalgar stamps.
We have produced limited edition first day covers showing various monumental tributes to Lord Nelson. For convenience these are listed on a separate page - please click here.
Norvic FDC with set of 6 OR miniature sheet - Price £8.95
Norvic FDC with set of 6 OR miniature sheet plus Nelson
and Union Flag Smilers Stamp - Price £10.95
Prestige Book panes on set of 4 Norvic FDCs -
S O L D
Nelson+Union Flag Smilers stamp on Norvic FDC - Price £4.50
Also available:
Set of 6 stamps or miniature sheet, mint or vf used - £4.00
Set of 7 stamp cards (PHQ cards) mint - £3.25
Prestige book - £9.00
Smilers stamp (single) - £2.00
Smilers stamp (Sheet of 10) - £14.75
Special Postmarks
These postmarks were available for the first day of issue - these may
not be to scale.
Ref FD523 Philatelic Bureau Official Postmark "ENGLAND expects that every MAN will do his DUTY"> | Ref FD524 Portsmouth Official Postmark: HMS Victory |
Ref FD524a Portsmouth Official non-pictorial postmark |
Ref L9783 Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
Ref L9784 Trafalgar Square London |
Ref L9785 Victory Place, London E14 |
Ref L9786 Trafalgar Square, London SW1 |
Ref M9792 Nelson Road, Birmingham |
Ref M9793 Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, Norfolk |
Ref L9808 HMS Victory Built at Chatham Naval Dockyard |
Ref L9807 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Portsmouth |
Ref L9806 HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hants |
Ref L9802 Southsea, Hants |
Ref L9811 Trafalgar Square, London WC2 |
Ref L9812 Merton, London SW19 |
Ref L9803 Trafalgar 200 Years, Portsmouth |
Ref L9813 St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4 |
Ref L9815 Portsmouth |
Ref L9809 The Trafalgar, Hythe, Southampton |
Ref L9810 Victory Way, London SE6 |
Ref L9814 Whitehall, London SW1 |
Ref M9820 Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn |
Ref N9822 Nelson (town in Lancashire) |
Ref F9825 Cape Trafalgar, Cadiz, BFPS9825 |
<<<< Ref L9827 Trafalgar 1805 Matapan 1941 - Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes |
<<<< Ref L4667 London WC Permanent postmark showing Nelson's Column Trafalgar Square |
<<<< Ref F9849 British Forces Postal Service 2885 Trafalgar 200 |
This page updated 7 November 2005
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