GIBRALTAR 2008 Lord Nelson 250th Birth Anniversary "Ships" Complete Set

Gibraltar celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Horatio Nelson in 2008 ,with an issue of 6 stamps, a miniature sheet, 6 sheetlets and the flagship limited edition (1,000 copies) special folder containing the complete set.

Horatio Nelson was born on 29 September 1758 in a rectory in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, the sixth of eleven children of the Reverend
 
Edmund Nelson and Catherine Nelson. His mother, who died when he was nine, was a grandniece of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Oxford, the de facto first prime minister of the British Parliament. It was at Beccles church, Suffolk in 1749 that Catherine Suckling from the nearby village of Barsham, Suffolk married the Reverend Edmund Nelson.

Technical Specs

Design:	Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:	John Batchelor
Printer:	BDT International, Ireland
Process:	Offset Lithography
Colours:	4 cols.
Stamp size:	30 x 40mm
Issue date:	2008-03-15
Stamp Values:	40p, 40p, 42p, 42p, 49p, 49p

Merry Christmas

Christmas Day is a holiday observed generally on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 

Columbus 1451-1506

After five centuries, Columbus remains a mysterious and controversial figure who has been described as one of the greatest mariners in history and a visionary genius. Columbus's enterprise to find a westward route to Asia grew out of the practical experience of a long and varied maritime career, as well as out of his considerable reading in geographical and theological literature.
The widely published report of his voyage of 1492 in command of three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria made Columbus famous throughout Europe and secured for him the title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea and further royal patronage. Columbus, who never abandoned the belief that he had reached Asia, led three more expeditions to the Caribbean in 1493, 1498 and 1502.

Technical Description

 
Illustrations: Christian Hook
Stamp layout: Stephen Perera
Printer: Lowe-Martin (Canada)
Process: Offset Lithography
No of Colours: 4 Colours
Stamp Size: 30mm x 40mm
Values: 40p, 42p, 66p.78p
Issue Date: 1st November 2006 

Source: www.gibraltar-stamps.com 

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