TUVALU

Stamps inscribed 'Tuvalu'

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HERALDIC CATS

Item Code Item type Face value Remarks SC
19 May 1982 - 21st Birthday of HRH The Princess of Wales This issue is also listed under Mythic Cats
TV19820519 ST 0_45 Stamp 0.45 Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
Crowned Lion Rampant
4 Griffins Rampant
Paternal Arms of Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales 1714
MI 159
14 July 1982 - Royal BabyThis issue is also listed under Mythic Cats
TV19820714 ST 0_45 Stamp 0.45 Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
Crowned Lion Rampant
4 Griffins Rampant
Paternal Arms of Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales 1714
TV19820519 ST 0_45
overprinted "ROYAL BABY"
MI 164
26 October 1982 - Royal Visit
TV19821026 ST 0_25 Stamp 0.25 Heraldic Lion
3 Crowned Lions Passant
Personal Standard of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
MI 170
TV19821026 ST 0_45 Stamp 0.45 Heraldic Lion
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
The Royal Standard
MI 171
TV19821026 MS 1_20 Miniature sheet 1.20
(0.25
+ 0.45
+ 0.50)
Heraldic Lion (on two stamps)
3 Crowned Lions Passant
Personal Standard of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
The Royal Standard
3-stamp MS with
TV19821026 ST 0_25,
TV19821026 ST 0_45
and another stamp
MI B7
21 August 1984 - 15th South Pacific Forum
TV19840821 ST 0_60 1 Stamp 0.60 Heraldic Lion
Crowned Lion Passant Guardant
Fiji Flag (main motif: Tuvalu flag)
MI 246

TV19840821 ST 0_60 2

Stamp

0.60 Heraldic Lion
Crowned Lion Passant Guardant
Fiji Flag (main motif: Tuvalu CoA)
MI 247
4 August 1986 - 15th Anniversary of The South Pacific Forum
TV19860804 ST 0_40 4 Stamp 0.40 Heraldic Lion
Crowned Lion Passant Guardant
Fiji Flag (main motif: Tuvalu CoA)
TV19860804 IMP 0_40 4 Imperforate stamp 0.40 Heraldic Lion
Crowned Lion Passant Guardant
Fiji Flag (main motif: Tuvalu CoA)
MI Unlisted

16 August 1999 - The Queen Mother's Century

Joint (omnibus) issue with Ascencion, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Norfolk Island, St. Helena, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha.


Specimen
TV19990816 MS 2_00 Miniature sheet 2.00 Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Lion Rampant
Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant (cartoonish Lion of England)
Single-stamp MS
For overprinted version, see
TV20010804 MS 5_00
MI B69
TV19990816 FDC 2_00 First day cover 2.00 Heraldic Lion (on selvedge, postmark, and cachet)
Lion Rampant
Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant (cartoonish Lion of England)
Official FDC with
TV19990816 MS 2_00
TV19990816 FDC 3_40 First day cover 3.40
(0.40
+ 0.60
+ 0.90
+ 1.50)
Heraldic Lion (on postmark and cachet)
Lion Rampant
Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant (cartoonish Lion of England)
Official FDC with the four stamps in set
TV19990816 FDP First day postmark - Heraldic Lion (on postmark and cachet)
Lion Rampant
Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant (cartoonish Lion of England)
"The Queen Mother's Century - First Day of Issue"
Tuvalu (no town)
16 August 1999
4 August 2001 - 101st Birthday of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
TV20010804 MS 5_00 Miniature sheet 5.00
(on 2.00)
Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Lion Rampant
Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant (cartoonish Lion of England)
Single-stamp MS
TV19990816 MS 2_00
overprinted with "101 Birthday" and new denomination in gold
MI B86
15 July 2002 - FIFA World Cup, Korea-Japan
TV20020715 ST 0_90 1 Stamp 0.90 Heraldic Lion
Three Lions Passant Guardant
English FA Badge
Stamp from
TV20020715 MS 4_50 1
MI 1051
TV20020715 MS 4_50 1 Miniature sheet 4.50
(5 x 0.90)
Heraldic Lion (on one stamp)
Three Lions Passant Guardant
English FA Badge
5- stamp MS with
TV20020715 ST 0_90 1
and 4 other stamps in set
MI 1051
9 June 2006 - FIFA World Cup in Germany
TV20060609 MS 5_40 Miniature sheet 5.40
(0.90
+ 1.00
+ 1.50
+ 2.00)
Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Crowned Lion Rampant
Spanish flag
Three Crowned Lion Hueads
Croatian flag
MI Unlisted
7 October 2013 - 60th Coronation Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II
TV20131007 MS 3_50 Miniature sheet 3.50 Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Crowned Lion Rampant Supporter
Crowned Lion Statant Guardant
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
Royal CoA
Single-stamp MS
MI B203
TV20131007 MS 4_80 Miniature sheet 3.50 Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Crowned Lion Rampant Supporter
Crowned Lion Statant Guardant
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
Royal CoA
6-stamp MS
MI KB1936-1939
8 September 2018 - Welcoming the Royal Baby
TV20180908 MS 10_00 Miniature sheet 10.00
(4 x 2.50)
Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Crowned Lion Rampant Supporter
Crowned Lion Statant Guardant
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
Royal CoA
4-stamp MS
MI KB???
TV20180908 IMS 10_00 Imperforate miniature sheet 10.00
(4 x 2.50)
Heraldic Lion (on selvedge)
Crowned Lion Rampant Supporter
Crowned Lion Statant Guardant
6 Lions Passant Guardant
Lion Rampant
Royal CoA
4-stamp MS
MI KB???

Compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from Elisabeth Hallsjö, Tuvalu Post, and IGPC.
Latest update: 16 September, 2018