Guernsey 1998 Maritime Heritage Definitive Issue

• Issue dates: 11th August 1998 (£5); 27th July 1999 (1p - 10p & 40p-£1 QE2); 4th August 2000 (20p,30p & £3); & 9th May 2005 (£4).
• Sixteen values spread over four release dates
• Designed by: Mark Wilkinson
• Printed by: House of Questa (£5), BDT (Dublin) (£4) or Walsall (1p-£3)
• Printed Process: Offset lithography, litho with crimson foil embossing (£1, £3), litho with silver foil embossing ((£4),or lithography with gold foil embossing (£5 value)
• Sheet Sizes: (1p - £3). 50 (2 Panes 5 x 5); £4. 10 (2 x 5); £5. 10 (5 x 2).
• Stamp sizes 26 x 32mm (1p-9p), 30½ x 30mm (10p-75p), 38 x 29½mm (£1 & £3) or 51½ x 39½mm (£4 & £5)
• Perforations: 14 (1p-9p); 14½ x 14 (10p-75p); 14.15 x 14.25 (£1 & £3); 13.15 x 13.25 (£4) or 14.65 x 14½ (£5)
• Withdrawn: the £5 was sold out by November 2002. Replaced with New £5 Value. Guernsey 2003 High Value £5 Definitive

Maritime Heritage Definitive Issue

SHEET STAMPS

Outboard Motorboat

Inshore Rescue Dinghy

Pilot Boat

St. John's Ambulance

Crab Fishing Boat

Herm Island Ferry

Sarnia - Workboat

Patrol Boat - Leopardess

Fishing Trawler

Powerboat

Racing Catamaran

Bermuda Rigged Sloop

Motor Cruiser

Ocean Going Yacht

Motor Yacht

Queen Elizabeth II - Ocean Liner

Oriana - Ocean Liner

Queen Mary II - Ocean Liner

HMY Britannia

FIRST DAY COVERS

£5 FDC Part 1 Issued 11th August 1998

(1p-9p) FDC Part 2 Issued 27th July 1999

(10p-£1) FDC Part 2 Issued 27th July 1999

(20p,30p & £3) FDC Part 3 Issued 4th August 2000

£4 FDC Part 4 Issued 9th May 2005

PRESENTATION PACKS

£5 Pack Part 1 Issued 11th August 1998

1p-£1 Pack Part 2 27th July 1999

(20p,30p & £3) Pack Part 3 Issued 4th August 2000

£4 Pack Part 4 Issued 9th May 2005