Description: This beautifully engraved dark blue postage stamp represents the lowest face value of the inaugural definitive series created for the British Antarctic Territory. The central motif features the motor vessel "MV KISTA DAN" pushing through pack ice with jagged Antarctic mountains rising in the background. Positioned in the upper right quadrant is the classic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, based on a widely recognized photographic portrait by Dorothy Wilding. Framed vertically along the left and right borders are the words "BRITISH" and "TERRITORY", while "ANTARCTIC" forms the sturdy base design. The top left corner contains the small fractional denomination of "1/2d" (halfpenny) beneath the ship's capitalized name text.
Circa: 1963
Condition: Unused - Hinged
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