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SCOTT NO
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241 A32
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1978 Jun 09
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FACE VALUE
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10 p
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COUNTRY
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Tristan Da Cunha
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DESCRIPTION
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The multicolored stamps shows Sulphur. Sulphur is found in meteorites, volcanoes, hot springs, and as galena, gypsum, Epsom salts, and barite. It is recovered commercially from "salt domes" along the Gulf Coast of the USA.
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VARIATION DESCRIPTION
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It is an official first day cover issued on local minerals. The meter mark depicts a mineral.
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MINERAL
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Other
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VARIATION
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Meter Mark, First Day Cover, Envelope
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