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===2015 issues=== | ===2015 issues=== | ||
To help reinvigorate public interest in [[Westarctica]], on 11 February 2015, the Grand Duke issued three stamps | To help reinvigorate public interest in [[Westarctica]], on 11 February 2015, the Grand Duke issued three stamps: | ||
* 25¢ Grand Duke Travis Stamp | |||
* $5 Peter I Island Stamp | |||
* $1.60 Penguin Stamps | |||
The 25¢ Grand Duke Travis Stamp reused the image and general format found on the 15¢ [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]] Stamp released in 2010 while the Grand Duke was King of Calsahara. This stamp was probably the least popular and least sought-after stamp ever issued by the government. | |||
The $1.60 Penguin Stamps were a semi-reissue of the 2005 Penguin Stamps in that they still featured four images of penguins, but there was one Adélie penguin image removed and replaced with an additional image of an emperor penguin. These stamps, unlike the 2005 stamps, also included the year of issue in microprinting on the lower margin of the stamp. | |||
===2016 issues=== | |||
2016 marked the first year more than three series of stamps were issued. On 2 March 2016, the following sets were issued: | |||
* 1¢ Penny Black Stamp | |||
* $5 Arms of Westarctica Stamp | |||
* $1 Antarctic Explorers Stamps | |||
* 80¢ / 1VL Molossia Friendship Stamp | |||
The 1¢ Penny Black was intentionally created to be an ugly stamp with a similar design as the 1840 Penny Black issued by the United Kingdom as the world's first adhesive stamp. In place of Queen Victoria's portrait, Westarctica's Penny Black has a woodcut of an emperor penguin. | |||
The $1 [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Explorers Stamps were a set of four stamps, each with the image of a different Antarctic explorer. Where possible, images were sourced showing the explorer in an Antarctic environment. | |||
For the first time in Westarctica's history, a dual Westarctican/Molossian stamp was issued to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Recognition with the [[Republic of Molossia]]. Although the treaty was actually signed in 2005, the anniversary was initially overlooked, so the stamp was released the following year. These stamps are either branded with the name and denomination of Westarctica (80¢) or with the Molossian Valora. | |||
===2017 issues=== | |||
Due to the large quantity of stamps printed during the 2016 issue, no stamps were issued during 2017. | |||
===2018 issues=== | |||
[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | ||