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GREAT BRITAIN - BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR ISSUES 2005

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:17 pm
by aukepalmhof
For the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Great Britain issued a set of stamps, designed after a panorama painting made by William Heat of the battle: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collectio ... 02512.html

The smallest vessel in Nelson’s fleet during the battle was the ENTREPRENANTE, there was only one cutter in the fleet so she must be depicted on three stamps of the series. The 1st, and the two 42p stamps.
On 2 December 1799, the British merchant ship ACHILLES captured the French privateer corvette ENTREPENANTE, of 18 guns and 130-195 men, off San Domingo in an engagement that was particularly sanguinary for the French.

Great Britain 2005 1st sg 2574, scott? 42p sg 2576, scott? 42p sg2577, scptt?
ENTREPRENANTE: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9544

ACHILLE: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9388&p=9619#!lightbox[gallery]/2/

HMS BELLEISLE: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10210

HMS VICTORY
The other 1st stamp shows us a deck-scene of the wounded Nelson on the deck of HMS VICTORY
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8865

PICKLE HMS on 24p stamp.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17543

British Fleet attacking in two columns: Not any detail on the ships depict.

Franco- Spanish Fleet leaving the port of Cadiz in Spain: not any detail on the ships.

Great Britain 2005 1st – 62p sg 2574/79, scott?