#Ascension Island stamps
Ascension Island - Christmas 2013
To celebrate Christmas, the Ascension Island Post Office has chosen to release a set of stamps showing both Anglican and Catholic worship on the Island. There is only one church, St. Mary The Virgin, based in Georgetown which is an Anglican Church. The cornerstone of St. Mary's Church was laid in September 1843 and the following year the first Royal Navy Chaplain arrived. The main body of the Chu
Ascension Island – Lady Thatcher stamps
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS, 1925-2013, died at the Ritz Hotel in London, on Monday, 8 April, aged 87. Britain's first Female Prime Minister was granted a Ceremonial Funeral with military honours, which was held at St Paul's Cathedral London, on Wednesday 17 April. Leading mourners other than her immediate family unusually included Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Philip. The la
