Worldwide Stamp New Issues - British Antarctic Territory.

Last updated December 2002.

The following stamps are registered, copyrighted and are the property of the country and their agent, the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation, New York City, United States of America.

• 1997, December 24. Christmas Stamps.
  • 17p Penguins on toboggan.
  • 35p Penguins singing carols.
  • 40p Penguins throwing snowballs.
  • 76p Penguins ice skating.
• 1998, March 19. The History of Mapping.
  • 16p Surveyor with theodolite, and map.
  • 30p Surveyor with plane table, and map.
  • 35p Surveyor with tellurometer, and map.
  • 40p "Landsat" satellite and map.
  • 65p Hand holding data logger, and map.
• 1998, March 31. Diana, Princess of Wales Commemoration.
  • 35p Portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 35p Portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 35p Portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 35p Portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet at a total face value of £1.60, the difference being a charity surcharge.
• 1998, November 27. Antarctic Clothing.
  • 30p Antarctic clothing in 1843.
  • 35p Antarctic clothing in 1900.
  • 40p Antarctic clothing in 1943.
  • 65p Antarctic clothing in 1998.
• 1998, November 30. Birds.
  • 1p Sheathbill (Chionis alba).
  • 2p Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata).
  • 5p Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae).
  • 10p Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri).
  • 20p Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata).
  • 30p Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica).
  • 35p Antarctic Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides).
  • 40p Blue-eyed Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps).
  • 50p McCormick's Skua (Catharacta maccormicki).
  • £1 Kelp Gulp (Larus dominicanus).
  • £3 Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus).
  • £5 Brown Skua (Catharacta loennbergi).
• 1999, November. Antarctic Fish.
  • 10p Fish.
  • 20p Fish.
  • 25p Fish.
  • 50p Fish.
  • 80p Fish.
• 1999, December 10. Discoveries.
  • 15p Geological map.
  • 30p Ice sample.
  • 35p Marine life.
  • 40p Scientist.
  • 76p Aurora.
• 2000, February. Sir Ernest Shackleton.
  • 35p The wreck of the "Endurance".
  • 40p Camp.
  • 65p Longboat.
• 2000. "Stamp Show 2000" Stamp Exhibition. Sir Vivian Fuchs.
  • 37p Map of Antarctica.
  • 37p Expedition with British flags.
  • 37p Ship.
  • 37p Vehicles at camp.
  • 37p Vehicle crossing a crevasse.
  • 37p Camp and vehicle.
    These six stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2000, November 30. B.A.S. Ships.
  • 20p R.R.S. "Bransfield" unloading near Halley.
  • 33p Tula supply boat and R.R.S. "Ernest Shackleton".
  • 37p R.R.S. "Bransfield".
  • 43p R.R.S. "Ernest Shackleton".
• 2000, December 4. "Antarctic Symphony", by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
  • 37p R.R.S. "James Clark Ross", and track cut through the ice.
  • 37p Camp on Jones Ice Shelf.
  • 43p The Frozen Sea.
  • 43p Iceberg.
• 2001, November 29. Port Lockroy.
  • 33p View of Port Lockroy.
  • 37p View of Port Lockroy.
  • 43p View of Port Lockroy.
  • 65p View of Port Lockroy.
• 2001, December 5. The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Series 2. Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
  • 33p Route of the Expedition.
  • 37p Portrait of Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
  • 43p First Antarctic balloon ascent.
  • 65p Sketch of an Emperor Penguin chick by Edward Adrian Wilson.
  • 70p Portraits of Shackleton, Scott and Wilson.
  • 80p The "Discovery" in winter.
• 2002, February 6. Golden Jubilee of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 20p Princess Elizabeth making a radio broadcast, 1940.
  • 37p Queen Elizabeth II attending the Garter ceremony, 1998.
  • 43p Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 1952.
  • 50p Queen Elizabeth II at the United Westminster Almshouses.
  • 50p Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Annigoni.
    These five stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet. The 20p, 37p, 43p and 50p Almshouses stamps were also available separately.
• 2002, August 4. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Commemoration.
  • 40p Photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1913.
  • 45p Photograph of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on her 96th birthday.
  • 70p Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, 1951.
  • 95p Photograph of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1999.
    These last two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, October 22. C.C.A.M.L.R.
  • 37p Satellite and view of Antarctica from space.
  • 37p Birds and ship.
  • 37p Seal and fish.
  • 37p Marine life.

British Antarctic Philatelic Links.

Some British Antarctic new issue information can be found on the web site of the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation at http://www.igpc.net/ .

The Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau markets the stamps of the British Antarctic Territory at http://www.falklands.gov.fk/pb/bat/home.htm .

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