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100 years ago the international recognized "signal" of SOS was born and since then it has saved many lives.

This month the Royal Mail produced 6 stamps to mark the 100 years of Rescue at sea and the SOS signal, each stamp has the interrupted perforations
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The 6 stamps:

The Rescue helicopter at Portland

The Rescue helicopter at Lee on Solent

The Severn Lifeboat at Barra

The Mersey Lifeboat at Appledore

The ILB at St Ives

The Tamar Lifeboat at Tenby

I have read somewhere that the RNLI are also selling these stamps and some of the proceeds are going to building a memorial at Poole for the crews lost at sea (perhaps someone can confirm this?).

A nice and fitting tribute to all those who save lives at sea.