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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
…uliet (400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death on 3 May 1616) You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers from the BIOT Post Office online: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp First Day Covers cost £2.88 and stamps are priced at 54p and 90p and can be bought 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 w…
Turtle Stamp Issue Released 16.11.16
…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 biology of sea turtles in BIOT – BIOT Turtle Stamps Leaflet. You ca…
WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17
…rcraft (1915) (60p) Nieuport 11 (Bebe) Fighting Scout (1915) (60p) Sopwith Camel Fighter (1917) (60p) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a Fighter Aircraft (1917) (£1) Bristol F.2B Fighter / Armed Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft (1917) (£1) Handley Page H.P. O/400 Heavy Bomber Aircraft (1918) (£1.50) The twentieth century was the start of the age of flight and before 1914 wars had only been fought on land and at sea. Aircraft that were used at the…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
…IOT Marine Protected Area as many of these large pelagic species are endangered worldwide. The cameras are deployed as a string of 5 units, 200 metres apart on a longline, and suspended at 10 m. Typically between 150 and 250 individuals cameras are deployed per expedition within BIOT. For more information on this research, have a look at the Centre for Marine Futures.…
BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17
…in 2015 and 2016 we experienced the third global bleaching event in two decades, causing mass mortality of BIOT’s coral reefs. These last two years have impacted the Territory so severely, that scientists think that in some locations up to 85% of BIOT’s corals may have died. The Administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOTA) continues with its conservation efforts, however, and seeks to ensure that the Territory acts as a natural la…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…in 1993. Roles that women in the WRNS undertook included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics. Today women can serve in the Royal Navy in any role, including the Submarine Service. Following the Government’s recent announcement that women may now serve in ground close combat roles, including the Royal Marines Commandos, the Royal Navy is preparing for this historic…
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….
BIOT Plants Stamp Issue 02.05.18
…ly threatened tree Guettarda speciosa (60p) – also known as Beach Gardenia Calophyllum inophyllum (£1) – also known as Takamaka Cordia subcordata (£1) – also known as Cordia Ipomoea pes*]}*-caprae (£2.50) – also known as Beach Morning Glory Scaevola taccada (featured on the first day cover) – also known as Scavvy You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand i…