The 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.
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Pictorial Faststamps: Birds
October 3rd, 2010 
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1,561 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 3,031 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 3,262 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.
Olympic and Paralympic Games London 2012 – II
July 25th, 2010 srmodh 2,846 viewsRoyal mail issued a second set of 10 postage stamps to commemorate the upcoming Olympic games LONDON 2012. Row 1: Paralympic Rowing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Cycling Row 2: Paralympic Table Tennis, Hockey, Football, Paralympic Goalball, Boxing Royal Mail will commemorate London’s hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by issuing three sets [...]
The House of Stuart
June 11th, 2010 srmodh 3,272 viewsBritain post will issue a two sets of Kings & Queens stamps in 2010. The House of Stuart is the fourth in the series.
