#Gibraltar stamps

250th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson

Gibraltar celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Horatio Nelson with an issue of 6 stamps, a miniature sheet, 6 sheetlets and the flagship limited edition (1,000 copies) special folder. The set of six stamps features specially commissioned illustrations depicting ships that were commanded by Nelson and in which he visited the Rock of Gibraltar during his career in the Royal Navy; HMS Aga

Gibraltar: Christmas stamps

The Christmas 2007 stamps have been designed using specially created photographs of beautiful porcelain figurines of the Nativity. The stamps have been immaculately and carefully printed using the latest technologies and include a double coat of varnish over all the surfaces to recall the look and feel of porcelain. The reverse side of the stamps (gum side) includes biblical quotes relating to eac

Gibraltar show innovation: slivers of HMS Victory to be used in stamp

The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau are to release a special set of stamps to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar next year which will contain slivers of wood taken from HMS Victory. An innovative printing process devised by French company Cartor Security Printing means that tiny wafers of wood taken from the ship during its recent restoration will be attached to the stamps. Nig