Showing posts with label Titanic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Titanic. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

RMS Titanic




I recently bougth the Gibraltar FDC on RMS Titanic.

Details:

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

For more details visit the Titanic Link


Technical Specs

Design:Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:John Batchelor
Printer:BDT International
Process:Offset Lithography
Colours:4 cols.
Stamp size:36 x 40mm
Issue date:2012-01-31
Stamp Values:10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p

Monday, March 26, 2012

Aland - Titanic



Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. 231 of the total on board the Titanic were of Nordic descent.
On 16 April, Aland Post will be issuing a stamp commemorating the catastrophe.

For
more details visit the Titanic Link

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Centenary of the Titanic - Alderney




SPECIFICATION

Date of issue: 22 February 2012Designer: Nick Watton
Printer: Jon Enschede
Values: 36p, 47p, 48p, 52p, 61p, 65pProcess: Offset Lithography
Stamp sizes: 27.55mm deep x
                         45mm wide
Paper: 110gsm unwatermarked 
PVA Adhesive
Perforation: 13.75 x 13.25

BACKGROUND

No other ship has cast a bigger shadow than the Titanic, which remains the most iconic vessel of our time.
On her tragic maiden voyage, more than 1,500 people died when the "practically unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912.
Much has been written about the ship, its passengers and those who survived the disaster.  Click here, to take a look at some of the facts, as well as the myth and legend surrounding the Titanic


Friday, February 3, 2012

Titanic Centenary 1912-2012



Gibraltar Stamps issued a set of Stamps on the RMS Titani in 2012

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

For more details visit the Titanic Link


Technical Specs

Design:Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:John Batchelor
Printer:BDT International
Process:Offset Lithography
Colours:4 cols.
Stamp size:36 x 40mm
Issue date:2012-01-31
Stamp Values:10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p