STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1984-1985)

 

Turks and Caicos Islands - 40th Anniversary of ICAO

 

Issue date: 28/02/1985

 

 

Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of Glider Wing (15th century).

 

Note that this drawing by Leonardo da Vinci is also found on one of the first day covers issued by Malta on 2 July 1994 for the 50th anniversary of ICAO (see at: Malta – 1994 - Aviation).

 

 

Sir Alliott Verdon Roe and Avro (Canada) C‑102 Jetliner (1949).

 

Robert H. Goddard and first liquid-fuel rocket launch (1926).

 

Igor Sikorsky and Vought‑Sikorsky VS‑300 helicopter prototype (1939).

 

Imperforate proof, 8-Cent denomination instead of 25-cent.

 

Imperforate proofs in issued colours.

 

 

 

Gutter pairs.

 

 

Imperf Proofs. 4-6 exist. Pre-production proof series; 4 to 6 exist. Values (8-cent and 25-cent) of first and second stamps are reversed on these proofs.

 

Upper-left corner stamps with margins showing the coat of arms granted in 1965. The Arms consist of a shield bearing a conch shell, lobster, and cactus on a yellow background. The dexter and sinister supporters are flamingos. The crest is a pelican between two sisal plants representing connection to the rope industry.

 

 

 

Lower-left corner stamps with margins.

 

 

 

Lower-right corner stamps with margins.

 

 

 

 

Miniature sheet: Amelia Earhart's Lockheed 10E Electra (1937).

The Organization’s name is printed with s instead of z. The correct name is: International Civil Aviation Organization.

 

Miniature sheet: Imperf proof.

Pre-production proof series; 4 to 6 exist.

Album pages with detailed information from The Aviation Heritage Collection produced by Westminster. This collection of stamps presents a flypast of history's legendary aircraft, all detailed on genuine Official Postage Stamps from the country concerned.

 

 

This First Day Cover (FDC) uses the same basic layout as the FDC of Antigua and Barbuda (issued on 30 April 1985, see at Antigua and Barbuda – 40th anniversary of ICAO) and of Sierra Leone (issued on 28 February 1985; see at: Sierra Leone - 1985 - 40th Anniversary of ICAO).

 

Background: The four stamps of this issue pay tribute to aviation pioneers and their inventions.