Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D Anaglyph Stamps
South Georgia 2019 3D Grytviken Anaglyph stamps
Issue date 10 May 2019
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands had a whaling station established at Grytviken. South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands came into existence as a UK overseas territory in 1985 when the Falkland Islands Dependencies ceased to exist.
The stamps featured the different sites located on the whaling Station Grytviken with Anaglyph printing to be viewed using the Red/Blue 3D glasses
70p - Grytviken Church
Built in 1913 and consecrated on Christmas day in the same year, the whaler’s church at Grytviken was a key feature of the whaling station. The church is in the neo-gothic style and has a single nave and a small library to the rear. The church fell into disrepair after the abandonment of the station but was repaired to its former glory in the 1990’s and is now an important site for visitors.
80p - Shackleton’s Grave
Possibly the most famous resident of the Grytviken cemetery, the remains of the explorer Ernest Shackleton were laid to rest on South Georgia in 1922 after he suffered a fatal heart attack. Although initially there were plans to return the body of the veteran of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition to Britain, his wife Emily requested he be buried on South Georgia.
£1.05 - The Petrel Wreck
Built in Oslo in 1928 the 35m former whale catcher is an iconic part of the Grytviken sky line. Powered by triple expansion coal fired steam engines and equipped with a bow mounted harpoon gun connected to the bridge via a cat walk, the Petrel was once cutting edge technology and allowed whalers to capture fast moving blue and fin whales.
£1.85 - Harpoon Gun
Harpoon guns were once a common site on South Georgia. Mounted on the bows of whale catchers, they made it possible to fire explosive harpoon shells deep into the flesh of the whale. Sharp spikes prevented the harpoon from sliding out and later versions of shells injected air to keep the carcass afloat and make it easier to tow the whale back to the ship. A graphic reminder of the whaling stations past.
The above description has been taken from the website pobjoystamps.com for informational purposes
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3D - Anaglyph Stamps
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Subcategory - 3D Anaglyph Stamps
South Georgia 2019 3D Grytviken Anaglyph stamps
Issue date 10 May 2019
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands had a whaling station established at Grytviken. South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands came into existence as a UK overseas territory in 1985 when the Falkland Islands Dependencies ceased to exist.
The stamps featured the different sites located on the whaling Station Grytviken with Anaglyph printing to be viewed using the Red/Blue 3D glasses
70p - Grytviken Church
Built in 1913 and consecrated on Christmas day in the same year, the whaler’s church at Grytviken was a key feature of the whaling station. The church is in the neo-gothic style and has a single nave and a small library to the rear. The church fell into disrepair after the abandonment of the station but was repaired to its former glory in the 1990’s and is now an important site for visitors.
80p - Shackleton’s Grave
Possibly the most famous resident of the Grytviken cemetery, the remains of the explorer Ernest Shackleton were laid to rest on South Georgia in 1922 after he suffered a fatal heart attack. Although initially there were plans to return the body of the veteran of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition to Britain, his wife Emily requested he be buried on South Georgia.
£1.05 - The Petrel Wreck
Built in Oslo in 1928 the 35m former whale catcher is an iconic part of the Grytviken sky line. Powered by triple expansion coal fired steam engines and equipped with a bow mounted harpoon gun connected to the bridge via a cat walk, the Petrel was once cutting edge technology and allowed whalers to capture fast moving blue and fin whales.
£1.85 - Harpoon Gun
Harpoon guns were once a common site on South Georgia. Mounted on the bows of whale catchers, they made it possible to fire explosive harpoon shells deep into the flesh of the whale. Sharp spikes prevented the harpoon from sliding out and later versions of shells injected air to keep the carcass afloat and make it easier to tow the whale back to the ship. A graphic reminder of the whaling stations past.
The above description has been taken from the website pobjoystamps.com for informational purposes
To view other stamps in this category click on the following link -
3D - Anaglyph Stamps
Disclaimer - Information about the stamp issues on this page has been taken from the net and are for informational purposes only. No copyright claim is made for the above mentioned information/pictures/video. The pictures have been scanned from my collection.
