Eurotunnel
6th May 1994. Channel Tunnel 1994.
Designer: Eurotunnel. Printer: The House of Questa. Offset lithography in miniature sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.: 14 and imperforate. Number Printed: 50,000; later stamps were overprinted.
55p
Multicoloured. Artist's impression of cross-section of Tunnel with Le Shuttle train, engineering battery loco in service tunnel, and Eurostar.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle train.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle train.

55p
Multicoloured. Eurostar train leaving twin portal tunnel.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

 
Imperforate miniature sheet of 4.

27th June 1994. Railway Letter.
6th May 1994 issue overprinted "Railway Letter" in black.
55p
Multicoloured. Artist's impression of cross-section of Tunnel with Le Shuttle train, engineering battery loco in service tunnel, and Eurostar.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle train.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle train.

55p
Multicoloured. Eurostar train leaving twin portal tunnel.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

 
Imperforate miniature sheet of 4.

Royal Mail objected that the original issue could be mistaken for postage stamps and ordered that they be overprinted.

26th June 1995. Channel Tunnel 1995.
Designer: QA Photography. Printer: The House of Questa. Offset lithography in miniature sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.: 14 and imperforate.
55p
Multicoloured. Eurostar locomotive emerging from tunnel.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle locomotive.

55p
Multicoloured. Le Shuttle locomotive in tunnel.

55p
Multicoloured. Eurostar train.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

 
Imperforate miniature sheet of 4.

3rd October 1999. 5th Anniversary of the First Car Shuttle Through the Channel Tunnel.
Designer: Photographs by Robbie Whitfield and Jim Byrne. Printer: The House of Questa. Offset lithography in miniature sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.: 14 and imperforate.
£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

1st December 2000. 10th Anniversary of the Service Tunnel Break Through.
Left-hand margin of 3rd October 1999 issue overprinted "1.12.00 / 10th ANNIV / of the / SERVICE / TUNNEL / BREAK / THROUGH" in gold. Number Overprinted: 500.
£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

28th February 2001. 5th Anniversary of the Royal Opening of Ashfod International Station.
Left-hand margin of 1st December 2000 issue overprinted "5th ANNIV. / of the ROYAL / OPENING of / ASHFORD / INT. / STATION" in gold. Number Overprinted: 500.
£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured. .

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

22nd May 2001. 10th Anniversary of the North Tunnel Breakthrough.
Right-hand margin of 28th February 2001 issue overprinted "22.05.01 / 10th ANNIV. / of the / NORTH / TUNNEL / BREAK- / THROUGH" in gold. Number Overprinted: 500.
£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.

28th June 2001. 10th Anniversary of the South Tunnel Breakthrough.
Right-hand margin of 22nd May 2001 issue overprinted "'22.05.01 / 10th ANNIV. / of the / SOUTH / TUNNEL / BREAK- / THROUGH' and '28.05.01 / 10th ANNIV. / of the / SOUTH / TUNNEL / BREAK- / THROUGH" in gold. Number Overprinted: 500.
£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

£1
Multicoloured.

 
Miniature sheet of 4.


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