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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
….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 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 obve…
Turtle Stamp Issue Released 16.11.16
…of their range can be identified, 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 informat…
WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17
…Ocean Territory Administration has released a set of six stamps, on 6 March 2017, depicting aircraft used by Britain during WWI. The six planes we have chosen to cover the period of the war and also the different usages are: Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b Reconnaissance / Fighter / Night Bomber Aircraft (1915) (60p) Nieuport 11 (Bebe) Fighting Scout (1915) (60p) Sopwith Camel Fighter (1917) (60p) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a Fighter Aircraft (1917…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
On 8 June 2017 the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration is releasing a set of six stamps and a first day cover portraying marine megafauna: species that are all found in the Territory. The fish featured in this issue are: Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus (60p) Reef Manta Ray Manta alfredi (£1) Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus (£1.50) Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans (£1.50) Sunfish Mola mola (£2) Whale Shark Rhincodon typus (£…
BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17
…eaching). Global coral bleaching events are caused by ocean warming, and 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 effor…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…II boat crew. Third pair: modern day (first) female submariners and 1970s radar plotter. 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 in London: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp The Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS, also known as the Wrens) was the women’s branch of the Royal Navy. Before the start of the First World War, the Suffragette movement…
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
…pomoea 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 in London: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp The Chagos Archipelago is a large and isolated atoll complex, dominated by coral reefs, and with over 50 small islands. These…