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The Royal Mail is releasing a set of six new stamps under the banner “Mayday - Rescue At Sea” to honor the men and women who risk their lives to save people on the high seas, and to commemorate the still-used “S.O.S.” signal’s 100th anniversary.

S.O.S. was chosen because it is easy to send in Morse code - S is three dots, O is three dashes.

The stamps will feature action shots taken from actual rescues over the years, as well as the three dots/three dashes/three dots around the border.

The issues are indeed exciting, and hopefully the stamps will shed some light on the difficult conditions faced by rescuers.

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