Wild Coasts (UK 2021)

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Wild Coasts

Issue Date: 22nd July 2021 Product Range Summary
Set AS7400 £8.50 4
Sheet MZ165 £5.10 5
First Day Envelope AE430 / ME157 £0.30 11
Presentation Pack AP493 £14.50 1
First Day Cover – Stamps AF475 £10.85 7
First Day Cover – Stamp Sheet MF161 £6.80 8
Press Sheet PZ055 £78.55 12
Collector’s Sheet AT128 £9.70 3
Souvenir AW191 £10.85 13
Stamp Sheet Souvenir AW192 £6.80 15
1st Class Stamp Book UB445 £5.10 6
Framed Stamps N3259 £29.99 2
Framed Collectors Sheet N3261 £29.99 9
Postcards AQ309 £6.75 10
Full Sheet (x50) -NG AS7400AFS £42.50 14
Half Sheet (x25) – NG AS7400AHS £21.25 17
Full Sheet (x50) – TLSS AS7400BFS £42.50 16
Half Sheet (x25) – TLSS AS7400BHS £21.25 18

Reason and Inspiration
Nowhere in the UK is more than 70 miles from the coast, and our waters team with incredible marine life. This stamp issue celebrates the beautiful and surprising animals of our coastal seas and shores, with the UK waters and British Isles providing unique habitats for a multitude of species.

Stamps
A ten-stamp stamp set showcasing wildlife across the UK’s coastlines; from mammals (Grey Seal, Bottlenose Dolphin, Orca), to fish (Long-snouted Seahorse, Cuckoo Wrasse), anemones (Fried-egg Anemone), crustaceans (Spiny Spider Crab), birds (Northern Gannet), molluscs (Common Cuttlefish) and Cold-water Coral Reef.

All 1st class stamps

  • Northern Gannet
  • Common Cuttlefish
  • Grey Seal
  • Bottlenose Dolphin
  • Spiny Spider Crab
  • Long-snouted Seahorse
  • Orca
  • Fried-egg Anemone
  • Cuckoo Wrasse
  • Cold-water Coral Reef

Technical details – stamps
Number of stamps: Ten
Value of Stamps: 1st class
Design: Steers McGillan Eves
Acknowledgements: Northern Gannet © Tim Slater/Alamy Stock Photo; Common Cuttlefish © Alex Mustard/2020VISION/ naturepl.com; Grey Seal © Robin Chittenden/naturepl.com; Bottlenose Dolphin © Graham Eaton/naturepl.com; Spiny Spider Crab © Sue Daly/naturepl.com; Long-snouted Seahorse © Alex Mustard/naturepl.com; Orca © Hugh Harrop; Fried-egg Anemone © Sue Daly/naturepl.com; Cuckoo Wrasse © Scotland: The Big Picture/naturepl.com; Cold-water Coral Reef © Prof J Murray Roberts, University of Edinburgh
Stamp Format: square
Number per sheet: 25/50
Stamp Size: 35mm x 35mm
Printer: International Security Printers
Print Process: lithography
Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5
Phosphor: bars as appropriate
Gum: PVA

Miniature Sheet
A four-stamp miniature sheet showcasing the Marine food chain; the transfer of energy from algae to top predator, beginning at Level 1; Photoautotrophs (e.g. Phytoplankton) to Level 4; Secondary Carnivores (Harbour Porpoise).

  • 1st class Phytoplankton
  • 1st class Zooplankton
  • £1.70 Atlantic Herring
  • £1.70 Harbour Porpoise

Number of stamps: Four
Value of Stamps: 2 x 1st, 2 x £1.70
Illustrations: Maïté Franchi
Stamp designs: © Royal Mail Group Ltd 2021
Sheet Size: 192mm x 74mm
Format: landscape
Size: 41mm x 30mm
Perforations: 14.5 x1 4
Printer: International Security Printers
Print Process: lithography
Format: landscape
Phosphor bars: as appropriate
Gum: PVA

First Day Cover – Stamps
The First Day Cover is a unique time-limited and personalised collectible which includes the Wild Coasts stamp set postmarked on its first day of issue – 22nd July 2021

The envelope can be personalised with a name & address of the customer’s choice.

  • Includes the ten-stamp set
  • Postmarked on the stamp set’s first day of issue
  • Personalised with name and address of customer’s choice
  • Choice of 2 postmark designs; Coast, Achnasheen or Talents House, Edinburgh
  • Includes an information card that includes brief insight into the coastal and marine wildlife found in the UK, key facts and the impact of human behaviour of marine life.

First Day Cover extension: Royal Mail is extending the First Day Cover deadline for this issue due to the uncertainty and restrictions on movement arising from COVID-19. This applies until further notice to First Day Covers ordered directly from Royal Mail as well as to those submitted from Post Office® branches for cancellation at a Special Handstamp Centre.

First Day Cover – Miniature Sheet
The First Day Cover is a unique time-limited and personalised collectible which includes the Wild Coasts miniature sheet postmarked on its first day of issue – 22nd July 2021 The envelope can be personalised with a name & address of the customer’s choice.

  • Includes the four-stamp miniature sheet
  • Postmarked on the miniature sheet’s first day of issue
  • Personalised with name and address of customer’s choice
  • Choice of 2 postmark designs; Coast, Achnasheen or Talents House, Edinburgh
  • Includes special edition envelope for the issue
  • Includes an information card that includes brief insight into the coastal and marine wildlife found in the UK, key facts and the impact of human behaviour of marine life.

First Day Cover extension: Royal Mail is extending the First Day Cover deadline for this issue due to the uncertainty and restrictions on movement arising from COVID-19. This applies until further notice to First Day Covers ordered directly from Royal Mail as well as to those submitted from Post Office® branches for cancellation at a Special Handstamp Centre.

Presentation Pack
The double-sided presentation pack dives into the wild coasts of British waters. With the UK fringed by a patchwork of unique and beautiful marine habitats, the pack explores the places that support the incredible diversity of wildlife, as well as some of the species that interact in complex and often fascinating ways.

The pack expands on the wildlife chosen for the ten stamps, with a special carrier card for the miniature sheet that details the four levels of Marine food chain; from Photoautotrophs to Secondary Carnivores.

The pack includes both Wild Coasts stamp set & miniature sheet on a separate carrier.Postcards
A set of 15 postcards featuring enlargements of each of the stamps in the collection, including one of the composite miniature sheet (1 of the 15 images is shown here).