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Britain’s Treasure Islands
…Stewart McPherson’s three-part series “Britain’s Treasure Islands“, broadcast in April 2016 on BBC4, highlighted the incredible diversity of wildlife and the important conservation work being undertaken in the UK’s Overseas Territories. The British Indian Ocean Territory featured in episode one, “Ocean Odyssey”. There are also a series of mini-documentaries, images and other resources available online on each of the 14 UK Overseas Territories. …
New Territory Stamp and Coin Issues
…t individually or in sheets of 20. COINS: A new coin for the Territory has also been launched: the £2 Archipelago and Wildlife coin. The design features an image of native wildlife of British Indian Ocean Territory consisting of a Turtle, a Red-Footed Booby Bird and some Angel Fish. The Outline of Diego Garcia Island is shown in the background. The obverse of the coin features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coins are produced exc…
Turtle Stamp Issue Released 16.11.16
…entified, allowing targeted conservation management at key sites across the ocean basin. Initial results have been staggering, with some females that nested in BIOT travelling over 4,000km to mainland Africa to feed outside the breeding season. These findings show how academic and governmental collaborations across nations are needed to fully protect sea turtles. Together with the stamps we are releasing a tri-fold information leaflet about the bi…
WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17
…t of WWI the Royal Air Force did not exist and planes were flown by the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Flying Corps: these two organisations were then merged on 1 April 1918 to create the Royal Air Force, which is the oldest independent air force in the world. The First Day Cover for this issue depicts a Sopwith Camel flying over a field of poppies. The poppies are a symbol of remembrance after the famous poem “In Flanders Fields” from 1915 by…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
…marlins and feeds on a wide variety of organisms near the surface. They usually hunt alone and can use their bills to stun or injure prey, particularly in schools of fish. It is categorised on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable. Sunfish http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/190422/0 VU The sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. They like to sunbathe, spending up to half the day basking in the sun near the surface of the water, which helps…
BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17
…hagius (£2.00) Fungia repanda (£2.50) Pocillopora damicornis (£3.00) Original coral photographs courtesy of Anne Sheppard. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp Information about these species of corals and others (there are approximately 300 corals and reef building relatives in the Territory) can be found on the Corals of Chagos website, part of the wider Cha…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…rst day cover celebrating the centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Naval Service. The stamps feature women in the Royal Navy today juxtaposed against WRENS throughout the last century: First pair: modern day mine clearance diver and WWI Wrens working on a lathe. Second pair: modern day ops room warfare specialist and WWII boat crew. Third pair: modern day (first) female submariners and 1970s radar plotter. You can buy these stamps and t…
Stamps and Coins
…POSTAGE STAMPS A wide range of current and past issues of British Indian Ocean Territory postage stamps and first day covers can be purchased online from the BIOT Post Office on Diego Garcia (using PayPal) and they will be sent out to you direct from the Territory: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp They can also be purchased from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand in London. Details of our past stamp issues can be found here….