THE FORMAT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LTD. ARCHIVE

Information and Reference of What was Found in the Archive

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

SEYCHELLES

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

1969 FIRST MAN ON THE MOON Scott #252-6, SG #257-61



1981 SHIPS Scott #464-7,467a, SG #495-8,MS499




1981 SEYCHELLES FLYING FOXES Scott #479-82,482a, SG #518-21,MS522




1982 MODERN MAPS Scott #487-90,490a, SG #528-31,MS532




1983 FAMOUS LANDMARKS Scott #515-18,518a, SG #558-61,MS562




1984 TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS Scott #534-7, SG #579-82



1985 "EXPO '85" WORLD FAIR, JAPAN Scott #563-6,566a, SG #609-12,MS613




1986 APPEARANCE OF HALLEY'S COMET Scott #585-8, SG #632-5



1986 VISIT OF BALLET DU LOUVRE COMPANY. "GISELLE". Scott #589-91, SG #636-7,MS638




1986 SEYCHELLES KNIGHTS OF MALTA DAY Scott #601,601a, SG #648,MS649




1986 SEYCHELLES PHILATELIC EXHIBITION, TOKYO Scott #604, SG #MS650
The 1985 "EXPO '85" Souvenir Sheet without "EXPO '85" inscription and emblem.



1987 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION Scott #618-21, SG #667-70



1987 CENTENARY OF BANKING IN SEYCHELLES Scott #622-4, SG #671-3
These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Seychelles. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.

ZIL ELWANNYEN SESEL (Seychelles Outer Islands)

1982 ALDABRA, WORLD HERITAGE SITE Scott #40-2, SG #42-4



1983 ISLAND MAPS Scott #46-9,49a, SG #48-51,MS52




1984 CRABS Scott #84-7, SG #87-90



1984 CONSTELLATIONS Scott #88-91, SG #91-4



1985 FAMOUS VISITORS AND THEIR SHIPS Scott #111-13, SG #125-7
Quantities of these issues perforated, and imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor.



1988 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES, SEOUL Scott #145, SG #MS184
These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Zil Elwannyen Sesel. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.



References taken from:
Stanley Gibbons Indian Ocean
Scott Catalog
Inventory list for the Format Archive by Robson Lowe

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