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2012 Grenada Titanic Centennial Mint Souvenir Sheet
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This mint souvenir sheet was issued by Grenada in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The sheet features a single $9 stamp in an unusual circular format — one of the more distinctive design choices among the many Titanic centennial issues produced that year — depicting the ship at sea in a classic broadside view, her white superstructure and four funnels clearly visible against a blue-green ocean. The circular stamp is set against a full-bleed background of a period nautical chart of the North Atlantic, with the Titanic's route marked and the notation "Bermuda" and surrounding ocean depth soundings visible in the background. "The Titanic — 100 Year Anniversary" is lettered boldly across the top of the sheet in bold display type, completing a design that balances cartographic detail with dramatic simplicity.
The RMS Titanic departed Southampton on April 10, 1912, on her maiden voyage to New York City, carrying more than 2,200 passengers and crew. Five days into the voyage, at approximately 11:40 p.m. on April 14, she struck an iceberg approximately 400 miles south of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic — the very waters shown on the navigational chart that forms the sheet's background. The ship sank in just over two and a half hours, and more than 1,500 people lost their lives. The disaster shocked the world, prompted sweeping reforms in maritime safety regulations, and has remained one of the most studied and memorialized tragedies in modern history. The North Atlantic chart background on this sheet is a fitting reminder of the vast, cold, featureless ocean where the disaster occurred, far from any port or rescue.
Grenada, as a member of the British Commonwealth, issues stamps that are recognized by philatelic collectors worldwide, and the island regularly produces well-designed commemoratives on subjects of international interest. The circular stamp format used here is relatively rare in philately and gives this souvenir sheet an immediately distinctive appearance in any collection.
This mint souvenir sheet was issued by Grenada in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The sheet features a single $9 stamp in an unusual circular format — one of the more distinctive design choices among the many Titanic centennial issues produced that year — depicting the ship at sea in a classic broadside view, her white superstructure and four funnels clearly visible against a blue-green ocean. The circular stamp is set against a full-bleed background of a period nautical chart of the North Atlantic, with the Titanic's route marked and the notation "Bermuda" and surrounding ocean depth soundings visible in the background. "The Titanic — 100 Year Anniversary" is lettered boldly across the top of the sheet in bold display type, completing a design that balances cartographic detail with dramatic simplicity.
The RMS Titanic departed Southampton on April 10, 1912, on her maiden voyage to New York City, carrying more than 2,200 passengers and crew. Five days into the voyage, at approximately 11:40 p.m. on April 14, she struck an iceberg approximately 400 miles south of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic — the very waters shown on the navigational chart that forms the sheet's background. The ship sank in just over two and a half hours, and more than 1,500 people lost their lives. The disaster shocked the world, prompted sweeping reforms in maritime safety regulations, and has remained one of the most studied and memorialized tragedies in modern history. The North Atlantic chart background on this sheet is a fitting reminder of the vast, cold, featureless ocean where the disaster occurred, far from any port or rescue.
Grenada, as a member of the British Commonwealth, issues stamps that are recognized by philatelic collectors worldwide, and the island regularly produces well-designed commemoratives on subjects of international interest. The circular stamp format used here is relatively rare in philately and gives this souvenir sheet an immediately distinctive appearance in any collection.
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