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This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called "Sea Horses" design) issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with added pictorial design. In 1924, the first commemorative stamp was issued for the British Empire Exhibition. There ...
The 7d, 8d and 9d stamps had the value indicator behind the bust. [8] 8d Vermillion 8d Light turquoise blue 6 Jan 1969 [6] 9d Dark green 8 Aug 1967 [3] 10d Drab 1 Jul 1968 [7] The background of the 10d and 1/- stamps had a gradient. 1/- Pale violet 5 Jun 1967 [4] 1/6 Blue and deep blue 8 Aug 1967 [3] 1/9 Orange and black 5 Jun 1967 [4] 2/6 Peat ...
The first commemorative stamp was issued in 1924 for the British Empire Exhibition, and since the mid-1960s, six to nine sets of commemorative stamps are released each year. PHQ cards, postcard-sized reproductions of commemorative stamps, have also been issued since the mid-1970s.
The company (abbreviation H&S) also printed stamps, banknotes, passports and gift vouchers for over 100 other countries from 1881. [5] Some of its most famous publications were The London Gazette and Burke's Peerage. [1] In 1979, the business was purchased by Lonrho. In February 1997, it was sold to De La Rue with the High Wycombe plant ...
Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2022 [24]; 611 2022-01-20 Music Giants VI – The Rolling Stones 8 stamps: 1st class ×4: London, UK, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA 2019, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1995, Tokyo, Japan 1995, £1.70 ×4: New York City, USA 1972, Oslo, Norway 2014, Hertfordshire, UK 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany 2017.
Forever stamps are available for purchase at post offices nationwide, online at usps.com, and by phone at 800-STAMP-24 (800-782-6724). They are sold in sheets and booklets of 20.
Postage stamps were first used in Great Britain on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black.Up until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps, the so-called "Sea Horses" design issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with added pictorial design.