Bird stamps from The British Antarctic Territory (BAT).

The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories.

It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, forming a wedge shape that extends to the South Pole, overlapping the Antarctic claims of Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and Chile (Antártica Chilena Province).

The Territory was formed on 3 March 1962, although the UK's claim to this portion of the Antarctic dates back to Letters Patent of 1908 and 1917. The area now covered by the Territory includes three regions which, before 1962, were administered by the British as separate dependencies of the Falkland Islands: Graham Land, the South Orkney Islands, and the South Shetland Islands. Since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, Article 1 of which states "The treaty does not recognize, dispute, nor establish territorial sovereignty claims; no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force", most countries do not recognise territorial claims in Antarctica.

 It is inhabited by the staff of research and support stations operated and maintained by the British Antarctic Survey and other organizations, and stations of Argentina, Chile and other countries. There are no native inhabitants.

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1969.01   06.02.1969   Continous scientific work   4v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
3½d     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1971.01   23.06.1971   Antarctic treaty   4v set   
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
4p     18     Snow Petrel    Pagodroma nivea     
10p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1972.01   13.12.1972   Royal Silver Wedding      
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
5p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
10p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     = 5p
1979.01   14.01.1979   Penguins      
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
3p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
8p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
11p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
25p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
1981.01   01.12.1981   Antarctic treaty   4v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
13p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1982.01   08.03.1982   Gondwana   6v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
26p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1983.01   03.01.1983   Antarctic seal conservation convention   6v set   
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
5p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
1985.01   04.11.1985   Naturalists   4v set   
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
7p     67     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     
1992.01   20.10.1992   WWF   6v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
5p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
29p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
68p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
1993.01   13.12.1993   Antarctic ships   12v set   
Cape Petrel Daption capense Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
3p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
4p     17     Shy Albatross    Thalassarche cauta     
20p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1994.01   29.11.1994   Antarctic food chain   6v sheet   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
35p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
1997.01   22.12.1997   Christmas      
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
17p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
35p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
40p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
76p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
1998.01   23.11.1998   Antarctic clothing   4v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
65p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
1998.02   30.11.1998   Birds      
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
1p     52     Snowy Sheathbill    Chionis albus     
2p     18     Antarctic Prion    Pachyptila desolata     
5p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
10p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
20p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
30p     19     Black-bellied Storm Petrel    Fregetta tropica     
35p     18     Southern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialoides     
40p     32     Antarctic Shag    Leucocarbo bransfieldensis     
50p     67     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     
    66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
    19     Wilson's Storm Petrel    Oceanites oceanicus     
    67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
2001.01   29.11.2001   Port Lockroy   4v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
33p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
2001.02   05.12.2001   Robert Falcon Scott   6v set   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
65p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2002.01   25.10.2002   20th anniversary CCAMLR   4v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
37p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
2002.02   05.12.2002   Scottish expedition to Antarctic 1902-04   6v set   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
40p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2003.01   08.12.2003   Penguins of the Antarctic   Sheet   

Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2005.01   23.01.2005   BirdLife International - Petrels      
Cape Petrel Daption capense Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
25p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
42p     18     Snow Petrel    Pagodroma nivea     
75p     19     Wilson's Storm Petrel    Oceanites oceanicus     
    18     Antarctic Petrel    Thalassoica antarctica     
2005.02   23.01.2005   BirdLife International - Petrels   Sheet   

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
2006.01   08.11.2006   Penguins of the Antarctic   Sheet   

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2006.02   08.11.2006   Penguins of the Antarctic   Booklet, sa   2006.01

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2008.01   17.11.2008   Penguins of the Antarctic   Sheet   

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
*     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
*     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
*     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2008.02   17.11.2008   Explorers and ships   16v set   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
2p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2009.01   06.11.2009   Antarctic treaty anniversary   6v set   
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
55p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
55p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
2010.01   03.12.2010   Antarctic birds      
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
27p     67     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     
27p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
70p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
70p     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
1.15£     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
1.15£     18     Antarctic Petrel    Thalassoica antarctica     
2011.01   17.11.2011   Frozen planet   Sheet   

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Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin  Pygoscelis antarcticus
60p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
60p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
60p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
60p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
60p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
60p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
60p     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
60p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
2011.02   Research ships   6v set   
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2011.03   Research ships   6v set, sa   2011.02
*     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2011.04   Research ships      
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
1.15£     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     MS





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