The Gibraltar stamp website has put on sale a limited number of the complete collection of Warships souvenir sheets 

The Gibraltar Warships stamp series ran from 1993 to 1997 and comprised of one miniature per year featuring 4 warships, some of them legends of the Royal Navy, US Navy, French Navy and even the Polish Navy, that have visited or been linked with the Gibraltar Royal Navy Base throughout its long and auspicious history.

The 1993 sheet features: HMS Hood, USS Gleaves, HMS Ark Royal and HMAS Waterhen
The 1994 sheet features: HMS Penelope, HMS Warspite, USS McLanahan and HNLMS Isaac Sweers
The 1995 sheet features: HMS Calpe, HMS Victorious, USS Weehawken and FFS Savorgnan de Brazza
The 1996 sheet features: HMS Starling, HMS Royalist, USS Philadelphia and HMCS Prescott
The 1997 sheet features: HMS Enterprise, HMS Cleopatra, USS Iowa and Polish Warship Orkan

All the illustrations were specially comissioned for the stamps. These sheets are a great addition to any ship or world war stamp thematic topic and are sold at 50% catalogue value at www.gibraltar-stamps.com

Source: www.gibraltar-stamps.com

published June 4th, 2010