To herald the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London Royal Mail issued four distinctive new definitive bearing the official Emblems of the Games of the XXX Olympiad and the XIV Paralympic Games. The four elements of the Olympic Emblem (outlines of the numerals of 2012) are designed to accommodate different colours and imagery. The [...]
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Christmas 2011 – GB
December 6th, 2011 
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593 viewsRoyal Mail celebrates the 400th anniversary of The King James Bible on this year’s Christmas stamps. The King James Bible has been described as “the noblest monument of English prose”, which shaped the way people write and speak English. Seven stamps will be issued which draw on significant events from the Nativity inspired by verses [...]
Olympic & Paralympic Games 2012 – III
August 2nd, 2011 srmodh 2,962 viewsRoyal Mail issued the final set of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games stamps, exactly one year before the opening ceremony. To mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and its role as an official licensee of the Games, Royal Mail commissioned 30 UK artists and image makers to take part [...]
Thomas The Tank Engine
June 14th, 2011 srmodh 2,987 viewsGB post issued a set of stamps to mark the centenary of the birth of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. The six stamps show Thomas and some of his friends from the TV series. Reverend Awdry’s passion for railways had been instilled in him by his clergyman father, Vere, and [...]
Royal Wedding 2011 – Great Britain
April 29th, 2011 srmodh 2,517 viewsRoyal Mail issued a miniature sheet to celebrate the wedding of Prince William of Wales to Miss Catherine Middleton on 29 April.
Europa 2011 – Great Britain
April 27th, 2011 srmodh 1,040 viewsBritish post issued a miniature sheet to mark year 2011 as the international year of forest as declared by united nations. 1st Class – Spider Monkey – Spider monkeys are one of the largest primates in South America. Their prehensile tail allows them to find stability when sitting on branches and to reach out for [...]
