THE FORMAT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LTD. ARCHIVE

Information and Reference of What was Found in the Archive

Stamp issues for Ascension printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. and items found in the Archive

ASCENSION

Ascension stamps printed by Format International Security Printers Ltd.
Links to pages with information on items found in the archive

Ascension Island was a dependency of Saint Helena until 2009.

1971 THE EVOLUTION OF SPACE TRAVEL Scott #138-151, SG #135-148



1971 THE EVOLUTION OF SPACE TRAVEL BOOKLET Scott #143a, SG #SB2
Exists with date 5/71 imprinted on back cover and listed in Stanley Gibbons as SB2a



1979 ASCENSION DAY Scott #239-241, SG #246-8



1980 FERNS AND GRASSES Scott #251-6, SG #258-263



1980 "LONDON 1980" INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION Scott #257-60, 260a, SG #264-7, MS268




1981 GREEN MOUNTAIN FARM Scott #269-272, SG #277-280



1982 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT Scott #301-4, 304a SG #309-312, MS313




1983 ISLAND VIEWS (1st series) Scott #328-331, SG #337-340
The 17p exists with watermark reversed.



1983 SEA SHELLS Scott #340-4, SG #349-353



1986 60TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II Scott #389-393, SG #397-401



1987 MILITARY UNIFORMS (1st series) Scott #425, SG #433-7
Printed se-tenant in strips of five.



1987 ROYAL RUBY WEDDING Scott #431-5, SG #447-451
The 20p exists with the overprint doubled.

These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Ascension. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.



References taken from:
Stanley Gibbons St. Helena and Dependencies
Scott Catalog
Inventory list for the Format Archive by Robson Lowe

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