Royal Mail issued a miniature sheet to celebrate the wedding of Prince William of Wales to Miss Catherine Middleton on 29 April.
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Europa 2011 – Great Britain
April 27th, 2011 
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900 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 [...]
Children’s Literature – Europa 2010
October 9th, 2010 srmodh 1,419 viewsThe Europa theme this year is Children’s Literature and Royal Mail is celebrating these events with a set of six Stamps and a special Miniature Sheet depicting characters and text from the Winnie-the-Pooh story by A A Milne.
Pictorial Faststamps: Birds
October 3rd, 2010 srmodh 1,390 viewsRoyal mail issued a set of stamps of UK’s favourite garden birds featuring six various birds. Birds have long been one of the most popular thematic subjects amongst the philatelists.
Medical Breakthroughs
August 29th, 2010 srmodh 2,703 viewsThe United Kingdom has been at the forefront of medical research and technology since William Harvey first described the circulation of the blood in 1628. British physicians and scientists can justly take credit for the discovery and application of smallpox vaccination, anesthetics, anti-septic surgery and many public health measures, but perhaps some of the most [...]
Great British Railways I
August 17th, 2010 srmodh 2,654 viewsOn the 50th Anniversary of the building of British Rail’s last steam locomotive Evening Star Royal Mail take a look back at the glory days of steam power by commemorating railways on stamps.
