Stamp: Nelson's Quadrant (Tristan da Cunha 2005)

Nelson's Quadrant (Tristan da Cunha 2005)

20 January (Tristan da Cunha ) within release 200th ann. of the naval battle of Trafalgar (I) goes into circulation Stamp Nelson's Quadrant face value 15 British penny

Stamp Nelson's Quadrant in catalogues
Yvert et Tellier: Yt: TA 768
Stanley Gibbons: Sg: TA 811

Stamp is square format.

Also in the issue 200th ann. of the naval battle of Trafalgar (I):

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Stamp Nelson's Quadrant in digits
Country: Tristan da Cunha
Date: 2005-01-20
Print: Photogravure and Thermographic Relief
Perforation: 13¼ x 13½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 15 British penny

Stamp Nelson's Quadrant it reflects the thematic directions:

An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a "Jubilee".

Elements of industrial instrumentation have long histories. Scales for comparing weights and simple pointers to indicate position are ancient technologies. Some of the earliest measurements were of time. One of the oldest water clocks was found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I, buried around 1500 BCE. Improvements were incorporated in the clocks. By 270 BCE they had the rudiments of an automatic control system device.

Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving a major body of water such as a large lake or wide river.

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