Penguins Part II
Issue Date: 8 November 2006







GUMMED STAMPS AND SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS IN BOOKLETS - AIRMAIL POSTCARD RATE

Following the popular Airmail Postcard Rate Sheet of 2003 - accompanying the conventional gummed sheet of stamps is a first for British Antarctic Territory - a booklet containing self-adhesive versions of the stamps.

Penguins

Penguins are adapted for marine life having dense waterproof feathers and a layer of fat for insulation. Their shape gives them extreme agility under water.

All penguin species are found in the Southern Hemisphere with the greatest number on the Antarctic coasts and sub-Antarctic Islands.

Penguins feed on fish, squid and crustaceans, diet varying within the feeding regimes of the different species. Most species of Antarctic penguin are abundant and not seriously threatened by man's activities. However there are concerns that the Southern Ocean krill fisheries could compete with Penguins for food, particularly during the breeding season.

You can find further information about Penguins on the British Antarctic Survey website http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Birds/index.html

Technical information

Release Date: 8 November 2006
Designer: Ross Watton
Photographs: British Antarctic Survey
Printer: BDT International Security Printing Ltd
Process: Lithography
Stamp Size: 25.73 x 21mm
Sheet Format: 12 with a fancy border - the left hand side of the sheet features an adult and chick Emperor Penguin
Watermark: CA Spiral
Perforation: 14 per 2cms gummed stamps - the booklet stamps have a 13.25 per 2cms simulated kiss cut perforation
Values & Designs:
Airmail Postcard stamps featuring Chinstrap, Emperor, Adelie, Gentoo and Macaroni Penguins

There is no First Day Cover accompanying this issue



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