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1) Commonwealth Day: |
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Date of Issue: |
1983-03-14 |
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Designer: |
Gordon Drummond |
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Printer: |
Format International |
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Process: |
Lithography |
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Size: |
28.5mm x 42.58mm |
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Format: |
Sheets of 40 (2 panes of 20) |
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Post Office watermark, White Gum |
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Perforation: |
14 x 14 |
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BRC # |
Value |
Description |
Scott# |
S.G.# |
1983.C01.01 |
10c |
Fishing Industry, Te Tautai |
196 |
213 |
1983.C01.02 |
25c |
Dancing |
197 |
214 |
1983.C01.03 |
35c |
Satellite view |
198 |
215 |
1983.C01.04 |
45c |
Container ship |
199 |
216 |
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2) Dragonflies |
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Date of Issue: |
1983-05-25 |
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Designer: |
J.E. Cooter |
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Printer: |
Format International |
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Process: |
Lithography |
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Size: |
42.5mm x 28.5mm |
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Format: |
Sheets of 16 (4 panes of 4)
Plate 1A and 1B |
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Paper: |
Post Office watermark, White Gum |
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Perforation: |
14 x 14 |
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BRC # |
Value |
Description |
Scott# |
S.G.# |
1983.C02.01 |
10c |
Pantala flavescens |
200 |
217 |
1983.C02.02 |
35c |
Anax guttatus |
201 |
218 |
1983.C02.03 |
40c |
Tholymis tillarga |
202 |
219 |
1983.C02.04 |
50c |
Diplacodes bipunctata |
203 |
220 |
- Specimen stamps produced for all values.
- The sheets consist of 4 groups of 4 stamps, seperated by horizontal and vertical gutters. The plate numbers are on the horizontal gutters, 1A on the left, 1B on the right. [image]
- These sheets exist cut apart to create sheetlets of four, but they were not sold that way by the Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau.
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3) Boys Brigade Centenary: |
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Date of Issue: |
1983-08-10 |
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Designer: |
J.E. Cooter |
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Printer: |
Format International |
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Process: |
Lithography |
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Size: |
42.5mm x 28.5mm |
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Format: |
Sheets of 16 (4 panes of 4) |
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Paper: |
Post Office watermark, White Gum |
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Perforation: |
14 x 14 |
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BRC # |
Value |
Description |
Scott# |
S. G.# |
1983.C03.01 |
10c |
Running |
204 |
221 |
1983.C03.02 |
35c |
Canoeing |
205 |
222 |
1983.C03.03 |
$1 |
Officer and Boys |
206 |
223 |
- Specimen stamps produced for all values.
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4) Manned Flight Bicentenary: |
Set S/S  |
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Date of Issue: |
1983-08-21 |
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Designer: |
A. Theobald |
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Printer: |
Format International |
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Process: |
Lithography |
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Size: |
28.5mm x 42.58mm (25c, 50c) |
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42.58mm x 28.5mm x (35c, 45c) |
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Format: |
Sheets of 40 (2 panes of 20) |
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Souvenir Sheet of 4 |
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Paper: |
Post Office watermark, White Gum |
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Perforation: |
14 x 14 |
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BRC # |
Value |
Description |
Scott# |
S.
G.# |
1983.C04.01 |
25c |
Montgolfier balloon |
208 |
225 |
1983.C04.02 |
35c |
McKinnon Grumman Turbo Goose |
209 |
226 |
1983.C04.03 |
45c |
Beechcraft Super King Air 200 |
210 |
227 |
1983.C04.04 |
50c |
Double eagle II balloon |
211 |
228 |
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Souvenir sheet of 4 as above |
211a |
MS229 |
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5) World Communications Year: |
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Date of Issue: |
1983-11-18 |
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Designer: |
John Waddington Studios |
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Printer: |
Questa |
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Process: |
Lithography |
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Size: |
42.58mm x 28.45mm |
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Format: |
Sheets of 40 (2 panes of 20) |
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Paper: |
Post Office watermark, White Gum |
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Perforation: |
14 x 14 |
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BRC # |
Value |
Description |
Scott# |
S.G.# |
1983.C05.01 |
25c |
Conch shell trumpet |
212 |
230 |
1983.C05.02 |
35c |
Radio operator |
213 |
231 |
1983.C05.03 |
45c |
Teleprinter |
214 |
232 |
1983.C05.04 |
50c |
Transmitting station |
215 |
233 |
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