During 2000 the Royal Mail issued a commemorative stamp in Bransfield 's honour .
As no likeness of Bransfield could be found , the stamp depicted instead RRS Bransfield , an Antarctic surveying vessel named after Bransfield .
During 2000 the Royal Mail issued a commemorative stamp in Bransfield 's honour , but as no likeness of him could be found , the stamp depicted instead RRS Bransfield , an Antarctic surveying vessel named after him .