EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 5 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

60 A selection of Brian Sanders’ stamps and coins for the ‘Legendary Fighting Ships’ series. First issued 1998 by the Marshal Islands and re-issued 2005 for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. 35 full colour works were designed for use as stamps, first day covers and coins. RIGHT: From the top: Bonhomme Richard. Brass coin. Ming Treasure Ship. Silver coin. USS Missouri. Silver coin. FAR RIGHT: Clockwise: Trireme Romano. A highly maneuverable warship, with up to three banks of oars and a heavy bronze ram at the prow. Viking Longship. The first shield shows the cap badge of Sanders’ old school St Olave’s, named for King Olaf Haraldson of Norway who destroyed the Roman London Bridge by tying his ships to its supports and rowing downstream. USS Olympia, the Flagship of Admiral Dewy who in 1898 engaged and destroyed the Spanish Fleet off Manila Bay. USS Louisville final artwork. In 1991 the Louisville made the first ever submerged cruise missile strike in operation Desert Storm.