Tuvalu stamps year 1981 Royal Wedding Prince Charles and Lady Diana MNH set
📮 Tuvalu 1981 Royal Wedding Stamp Set
In July 1981, Tuvalu released a set of Royal Wedding stamps honoring the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. These stamps typically feature multi-coloured designs with royal and nautical themes.
Known stamp issues in the set include:
- 10c stamp – Depicts the Royal yacht Caroline (Scott catalog #168 ) designed by Derek Shults.
- 45c stamp – Shows the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert III (Scott #170).
- 2.00 (dollar) stamp – Another yacht theme (Scott #172).
- Other denominations in the set often seen in listings include 1.50 (souvenir block) and higher face values (catalog group numbers vary).
📦 Some sets were sold as a complete set (often listed as involving multiple catalog numbers from 145a–150a in the Stanley Gibbons/Scott style listings).
🗓 Issue Details
- Country: Tuvalu
- Year of Issue: 1981
- Event: Royal Wedding of Prince Charles & Lady Diana
- Designer/Engraver: Derek Shults
- Printer: The House of Questa
- Usage: Postage stamps for collectors and postal use.
🧾 Variants & Collectibles
- Souvenir Sheets / Specimens: Some Tuvalu royal wedding souvenir sheets and specimen sets also exist and are sometimes offered as rarer collectible items.
- Mint vs Used: Stamps are often found mint never hinged (MNH) which is generally preferred by collectors.
📑 Catalog & Collecting Notes
- According to philatelic listings, the 1981 Royal Wedding issue for Tuvalu comprises 6 stamps under the “Royal Wedding: Charles & Diane” theme (catalog numbers ~168–173), and sometimes associated souvenir sheets.
- These issues are part of the broader Commonwealth Royal Wedding issues — many countries marked the event with their own stamp issues that year.
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