Worldwide Stamp New Issues - Tuvalu.

Last updated 1 January 2002.

Firstly I wish to thank Tuvalu Online for their permission to use material from their web site.

• 1997, February 12. Year of the Ox. Miniature sheet.
  • $1.50 Ox.
• 1997, March 15. Definitive stamps. Fish.
  • 25c Bluetail Mullet    
  • 30c Queen Fish Leatherskin    
  • 40c Paddletail    
  • 45c Long-Nose Emperor    
  • 50c Long-Snouted Unicornfish    
  • 55c Brigham's Snapper    
  • 60c Red Bass    
  • 70c Red Jobfish    
  • 90c Leopard Flounder    
  • $1 Red Snapper    
  • $2 Longtail Snapper    
  • $3 Black Trevally
• 1997, April 29. "Pacific `97" Stamp Exhibition. Ducks.
  • 40c White Peking.
  • 50c Muscovy.
  • 60c Pacific Black.
  • $1.50 Mandarin.
• 1997, June 20. Cats.
  • 40c Korat King.
  • 50c Ginger kitten.
  • 60c Shaded Cameo.
  • $1.50 Americain Maine Coon.
• 1997, July 1. Return of Hong Kong to China. Miniature sheet.
  • $3 Longtail Snapper.
• 1997, October 1. 50th Anniversary of the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
  • 40c Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Tuvalu, 1984.
  • 40c Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 50c Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Tuvalu.
  • 50c Prince Philip.
  • 60c Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 60c Queen Elizabeth II and Philip at Philatelic Bureau.
  • $2 Queen Elizabeth II and Philip in carriage (Miniature sheet).
• 1997, November 25. Christmas Events in Tuvalu.
  • 40c Turtle hunting.
  • 50c Pole fishing.
  • 60c Canoe racing.
  • $1.50 Fatele dancing.
• 1998, February 2. Year of the Tiger. Miniature sheet.
  • $1.50 Tiger.
• 1998, March 31. Diana, Princess of Wales Commemoration.
  • 80c Photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 80c Photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 80c Photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 80c Photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet, subject to a surcharge of 20c for the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
• 1998, April 1. Royal Air Force.
  • 40c Hawker Woodcock.
  • 50c Vickers Victoria.
  • 60c Bristol Brigand.
  • $1 Sopwith Pup.
  • $1 Armstrong Whitworth.
  • $1 North American Harvard.
  • $1 Vultee Vengeance.
    These for $1 stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
  • $1.50 De Havilland Chipmunk.
• 1998, May 19. Ships. Series 5.
  • 40c Los Reyes.
  • 50c Morning Star.
  • 60c The Light.
  • $1.50 Missionary Schooner.
• 1998, August 21. Dolphins and Porpoises.
  • 40c Bottlenose Dolphin.
  • 50c Dall's Porpoise.
  • 60c Harbour Porpoise.
  • $1.50 Common Dolphin.
• 1998, October 1. 20th Anniversary of Independence.
  • 40c Right Hon. Prime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu.
  • 50c Right Hon. Prime Minister Kamuta Latasi.
  • 60c Sir Tomasi Puapua.
  • $1.50 Sir Toaripi Lauti.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1998, November 6. Greenpeace. Coral Reefs.
  • 20c Coral Reef.
  • 30c Coral Reef.
  • 50c Coral Reef.
  • $1 Coral Reef.
  • $1.50 Coral Reef (Miniature sheet).
• 1998, November 20. Christmas Stamps.
  • 40c Journey to Jerusalem.
  • 50c Angel visiting Wise men.
  • 60c Birth of Jesus.
  • $1.50 Three Wise men.
• 1999, February 16. Year of the Rabbit. Miniature sheet.
  • $2 Rabbit.
• 1999, March 19. "Australia `99" Philatelic Exhibition. Ships. Series 6.
  • 40c P&O S.S. "Chusan", 1852.
  • 50c P.S. "Sophia Jane", 1831.
  • 90c H.M.S. "Endeavour", 1769.
  • $1.50 "Heemskerck", 1642.
  • $2 Captain Arthur Phillip and H.M.S. Brig "Supply", 1788 (Miniature sheet).
• 1999, June 11. Kosovo Refugees' Relief Fund. Birds definitive stamps of 1988 overprinted.
  • 20c Phoenix Petrel.
  • 35c Sooty Tern.
  • 55c Greater Frigate Bird.
  • $1 New Zealand Long-tailed Cuckoo.
• 1999, July 20. 30th Anniversary of the Moon Landing.
  • 40c Life-off of Apollo 1.
  • 60c Touchdown on the moon.
  • 90c Ascent from the moon.
  • $1.50 Recovery after splashdown.
  • $2 Moon (Miniature sheet).
• 1999, August 16. The Queen Mother's Century.
  • 40c Inspecting bomb damage, 1940.
  • 60c Walking with her daughters at Balmoral, 1951.
  • 90c On her 95th birthday, with Princes Harry and William.
  • $1.50 The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
  • $2 The Queen Mother, aged 6, and Yuri Gagarin (Miniature sheet).
• 1999, November 22. Flowers.
  • 90c Solanda maxima.
  • 90c Cistus sp.
  • 90c Pandorea jasminoides.
  • 90c Grewia caffra.
  • 90c Mandevilla x amabilis.
  • 90c Punica granatum.
  • 90c Cassytha filiformis.
  • 90c Wollastonia biflora.
  • 90c Portulacae lueta.
  • 90c Portulacae lueta.
  • 90c Vigna marina.
  • 90c Punica granatum.
  • $3 Cassia surattenis (Miniature sheet).
• 1999, December 31. The Millennium. Allegories of Peace.
  • 90c Lady of Peace.
  • 90c Olive branch.
  • 90c Dove.
  • 90c Lion.
  • 90c Lamb.
  • 90c War crowning Peace.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $2 Millennium sunrise (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, February 7. The World Wide Fund for Nature. The Sand Tiger Shark.
  • 10c Sand Tiger Shark.
  • 30c Sand Tiger Shark.
  • 50c Sand Tiger Shark.
  • 60c Sand Tiger Shark.
    These four stamps each exist in two versions : with or without the World Wide Fund for Nature logo.
• 2000, March 8. Marine Life.
  • 90c Chevroned Butterflyfish.
  • 90c Mandarin Fish.
  • 90c Bicolor Angelfish.
  • 90c Copperbanded Butterflyfish.
  • 90c Clown Anemonefish.
  • 90c Lemonpeel Angelfish.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Manta Ray.
  • 90c White Shark.
  • 90c Hammerhead Shark.
  • 90c Tiger Shark.
  • 90c Great Barracuda.
  • 90c Leatherback Turtle.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Common Tern.
  • 90c White-tailed Tropic Bird.
  • 90c Red Emperor Snapper.
  • 90c Clown Triggerfish.
  • 90c Longfin Bannerfish.
  • 90c Harlequin Tuskfish.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Wilson's Storm Petrel.
  • 90c Common Dolphin.
  • 90c Spotted Seahorse.
  • 90c Threeband Demoiselle.
  • 90c Coral Hind.
  • 90c Palette Surgeonfish.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Great Frigate Bird.
  • 90c Brown Booby.
  • 90c Dugong.
  • 90c Red Knot.
  • 90c Common Starfish.
  • 90c Hawksbill Turtle.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Whale Shark.
  • 90c Six-spot Grouper.
  • 90c Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse.
  • 90c Lemon Shark.
  • 90c Spotted Trunkfish.
  • 90c Long-nosed Butterflyfish.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $3 Pygmy Parrotfish (Miniature sheet).
  • $3 Picassofish (Miniature sheet).
  • $3 Sailfish (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, June 1. Butterflies.
  • 90c Glasswing.
  • 90c Leftwing.
  • 90c Moth.
  • 90c Blue Triangle.
  • 90c Beak.
  • 90c Plane.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Birdwing.
  • 90c Tailed Emperor.
  • 90c Orchard Swallowtail.
  • 90c Union Jack.
  • 90c Long-tailed Blue.
  • 90c Common Jezebel.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Caper White.
  • 90c Common Indian Crow.
  • 90c Eastern Fat.
  • 90c Cairns Birdwing.
  • 90c Monarch.
  • 90c Meadow Argus.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $3 Great Egg-fly (Miniature sheet).
  • $3 Palmfly (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, June 1. Birds and Owls.
  • 90c Red-billed Leiothrix.
  • 90c Gray Shrike Thrush.
  • 90c Great Frigate Bird.
  • 90c Common Kingfisher.
  • 90c Chestnut-breasted Finch.
  • 90c White Tern.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Rainbow Lorikeet.
  • 90c White-throated Tree Creeper.
  • 90c White-tailed Kingfisher.
  • 90c Golden Whistler.
  • 90c Black-billed Plover.
  • 90c Beach Thick-knee.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c White-collared Kingfisher.
  • 90c Scaled Petrel.
  • 90c Superb Blue Wren.
  • 90c Osprey.
  • 90c Great Cormorant.
  • 90c Peregrine Falcon.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $3 Broad-billed Prion.
  • $3 Morepork.
• 2000, July 3. Dogs and Cats.
  • 90c Fox Terrier.
  • 90c Collie.
  • 90c Boston Terrier.
  • 90c Welsh Corgi.
  • 90c Pointer.
  • 90c Dalmatian.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Dalmatian.
  • 90c Boston Terrier.
  • 90c Fox Terrier.
  • 90c Pointer.
  • 90c Welsh Corgi.
  • 90c Collie.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Oriental Shorthair.
  • 90c Balinese.
  • 90c Somali.
  • 90c Chinchilla.
  • 90c Tonkinese.
  • 90c Japanese Bobtail.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Oriental Shorthair.
  • 90c Balinese.
  • 90c Somali.
  • 90c Chinchilla.
  • 90c Tonkinese.
  • 90c Japanese Bobtail.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $3 Scottish Terrier (Miniature sheet).
  • $3 Oriental Shorthair (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, August 3. Birds and Animals.
  • 90c Brown Noddy.
  • 90c Great Frigate Bird.
  • 90c Emperor Angelfish.
  • 90c Common Dolphin.
  • 90c Hermit Crab.
  • 90c Threadfin Butterflyfish.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • 90c Red-footed Booby.
  • 90c Red-tailed Tropic Bird.
  • 90c Black-bellied Plover.
  • 90c Common Tern.
  • 90c Ruddy Turnstone.
  • 90c Sanderling.
    These six stamps were issued in a sheetlet.
  • $3 Great Frigate Bird (Miniature sheet).
• 2001, January 15. Year of the Dragon, and Year of the Snake.
  • 40c Year of the Dragon, 2000.
  • 60c Year of the Snake, 2001.
  • 90c Year of the Snake, 2001.
  • $1.50 Year of the Dragon, 2000.
• 2001, March 9. Fire Safety, and Motufoua School Fire Victims.
  • 60c Anglo Specialist Rescue Unit.
  • 90c Anglo 4800 Water / Foam Tender.
  • $1.50 Bronto Ladder / Platform.
  • $2 Anglo 450 Water Tender.
  • $3 Wormald "Arrestor" ARFFV (Miniature sheet).
• 2001, April 30. Tuvalu.tv.
  • 40c Girl, .tv logo and satellite dish.
  • 60c Dancers, .tv logo and satellite dish.
  • 90c Man, .tv logo and satellite dish.
  • $1.50 Child, .tv logo and satellite dish.
  • $2 Map, .tv logo and satellite dish (Miniature sheet).
• 2001, August 1. "Philanippon `01" Stamp Exhibition. Miniature sheet.
  • $3 Tuvaluan boy and Japanese family.
• 2001, August 4. 101st Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. "The Queen Mother's Century" stamps of 1999 overprinted, and two surcharged with new values.
  • 60c Walking with her daughters at Balmoral, 1951.
  • 90c On her 95th birthday, with Princes Harry and William.
  • $1.50 The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
  • $2 on 40c Inspecting bomb damage, 1940.
  • $5 on $2 The Queen Mother, aged 6, and Yuri Gagarin (Miniature sheet).
• 2001, October 30. Definitive Stamps. Insects.
  • 25c.
  • 30c.
  • 40c.
  • 45c.
  • 50c.
  • 55c.
  • 60c.
  • 70c.
  • 90c.
  • $1.
  • $2.
  • $3.
• 2002. The World Trade Centre. "United We Stand".
  • $2.

Tuvaluan Philatelic Links.

Tuvalu Online keeps a list of Tuvaluan stamps on its web site at http://members.home.net/tuvaluonline/stamps-index.htm .

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

Information on the World Wide Fund for Nature issue is available from Eurofila from their web site at http://www1.omnitel.net/eurofila/WWF.htm .

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