Royal 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 [...]
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Olympic & Paralympic Games 2012 – III
August 2nd, 2011 
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2,189 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 2,427 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 [...]
Halley’s Comet
May 18th, 2010 srmodh 1,382 viewsRoyal Mail issued a commemorative sheet of 10 stamps with appropriate labels and illustrated border, in an illustrated folder, on the centenary of the first photographed passing of Halley’s Comet.
Action for Species Endangered Mammals
April 11th, 2010 srmodh 2,132 viewsThe fourth in Royal Mail’s new nature series, ‘Action for Species’ concentrates on mammals. The series examines UK species that are endangered, but thanks to the efforts of conservation groups and the public, we have become increasingly aware of the threats to our mammal populations, and many now benefit from legal protection and active conservation [...]
350th Anniversary of the Royal Society
February 27th, 2010 srmodh 2,883 viewsFounded in 1660, The Royal Society celebrates its 350th Anniversary in 2010 and as the National Academy of Science of the UK and the Commonwealth. It maintains its position at the forefront of inquiry and discovery, and at the cutting edge of scientific progress.
