Gibraltar - " 200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR & THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON." Limited Edition ~ Trafalgar Stamp Collection Album / Presentation Pack ! This is Album No. 0051 of 2000 Only ! Also included as a part of the Pack is an Informative / Illustrative 4 page book titled:  "NELSON, TRAFALGAR, GLORY and DEATH" By N J Fordham LVO.  The Album includes the: £1.60p High Value Stamp sheetlet - An illustration of HMS Victory "cutting the line" is depicted on the stamps.  This particular stamp is a world first for Gibraltar and with no doubt a unique collectors stamp as there is a layer of actual Timber from the original HMS Victory in Portsmouth on the stamps where there is wood illustrated on the design.  This Presentation Album is issued by the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd and includes the following: - 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar Sheetlet set consisting of 6 stamps each, - Souvenir sheet with one 45mm x 45.64mm stamp, - Stamp Set of four 30mm x 48mm stamps, - 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Death of Lord Nelson Souvenir Sheet with one 30mm 40 mm stamp - 2 Souvenir sheets of the joint issue between the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. A few words from the Album: Battle of Trafalgar. " At 6 o'clock on the morning of 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy fleet at last sighted the combined French and Spanish fleet some 10 to 12 miles away from Cape Trafalgar. Nelson's fleet was split into two columns roughly sailing in parallel between 1 or 2 miles apart and at an approximate 90 degree angle to the enemy. At just past 12 noon Admiral Collingwood's Royal Sovereign smashed into the enemy line and the battle began. After having been under considerable fire and unable to return it, HMS Victory crashed into and through the enemy line at 1.00 pm between the french ships Redoutable and the Bucentaure. A fierce battle had by that time commenced on both sides with tragic consequences for the French and Spanish ships. The Royal Navy ferociously fell upon the last two thirds of their combined fleet leaving the leading ships to try and tack round in order to join the fry ... " Please see ALL the pictures for details. [BR2(a)]