Ireland 2012 Sinking of the Titanic Centenary

• Issue date: 12th April 2012
• four values (two se-tenant pairs) and a Prestige Booklet
• Designed by: Ger Garland, from photographs
• Printed by: Irish Security Stamp Printing
• Print process: lithography
• Stamp format height 30mm x width 51mm. Booklet panes format height 100mm x width 159mm
• Perforations: 13.1 x 13.2. The 55c Father Browne and the 82c Molly Brown in the Booklet panes are IMPERF AT RIGHT

Centenary of the Loss of the RMS Titanic

Sheetlet: eight se-tenant pairs of
55c ~ Thomas Andrews (ship's architect, 1873-1912), and Titanic under construction at Harland & Wolff, Belfast
55c ~ Titanic at Queenstown, Ireland (showing church), and Francis Patrick Browne, photographer
Sheetlet: eight se-tenant pairs of
82c ~ Captain Edward J Smith, and Titanic leaving port
82c ~ Margaret ('Molly' or 'Maggie' Brown (neé Tobin), American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, and Grand Staircase on the vessel Note: Francis Browne sailed on the Titanic from Southampton to Queenstown, taking many pictures during the voyage. He was later a Jesuit priest, and the stamp is inscribed 'Father Browne' although in 1912 he was still a seminary student. His photograph collection was left to the Jesuit Order

Stamps in sheetlets of 16 (8 pairs)

pair of 55c ex sheetlets

pair of 82c ex sheetlets

First Day Cover

File:Ireland 2012 Titanic FDC.jpg First Day Cover

Prestige Booklet

• sold at €12.00. Contains four panes all with same stamp arrangement (2 x 2 of the four designs) but

right hand stamps imperf at right. Each pane has a different illustrated border

first pane of booklet	fourth pane of booklet
booklet cover