Christmas 2000

Issue Date: 10 November 2000









Christmas 2000

The stamps in this issue are from a Nativity Screen that belongs to St Mary's Catholic Church in Stanley.

Cross-stitch is a popular hobby in the Falkland Islands and many local ladies and some children were involved in stitching the screen. The Original screen was stitched between August and December 1996. It contains over 330,000 stitches and some 150 colours.

The subject matter is a topical final issue for the year 2000.

The issue consists of five stamps depicting each panel of the screen with all five stamps repeated in the sheetlet. The Official First Day Cover depicts St Mary's Church. Victor Ambrus the artist for this issue regularly appears on the TV programme "Time Team" and has illustrated and written books in addition to designing stamps.



Stamp Values

10p - Shepherd boy under tree
20p - Shepherd and angel
33p - Nativity scene
43p - Wise men and angel
78p - Camel and palm trees




Technical Details

Designer: Victor Ambrus
Printer: The House Of Questa
Process: Lithography
Stamp Size: 2794 x 44.45mm
Perforation Gauge: 14 per 2cms
Watermark: Crown Agents
Release Date: 10.11.00
Values: 10p, 20p, 33p, 43p, 78p. all values also on sheetlet.





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