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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).
The stamp was originally for use only within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as such was, in effect, a local stamp. For this reason the name of the country was not included within the design, a situation which continued by agreement with foreign post offices, provided the sovereign's effigy appeared on the stamp.
Postage stamps were first used in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamps, the Penny Black and Two Pence Blue. Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called ...
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 ...
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.
GB Revenue Stamp Archive vol. 1, 2, 3 – gallery of various British revenue stamps by I.B RedGuy's Fine Stamps; Great Britain Revenue Duties from 1694 to the Great Reform of 1853 – exhibit by Chris Harman RDP FRPSL (You have to manually change the page number, i.e., 2.jpg, etc., to view next pages).
Two stamps featuring 'Punch' and 'Judy' were also issued as self-adhesive stamps in stamp booklets only K. Bernstein from puppets by Bryan Clarkez 2001-10-02 Centenary of Nobel Prizes 2nd, 1st, E, 40p, 45p, 65p P. Vermier 2001-11-06 Christmas Robins 5 X self-adhesive stamps. 2nd, 1st, E, 45p, 65p A. Robins and H. Brown
Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2013 480 2013-01-09 150th anniversary of the London Underground: The stamps were issued illustrated the Metropolitan Railway (2nd Class), the deep-tube tunnels (2nd Class), Edwardian commuters (1st Class), Boston Manor station (1st Class), 1938 tube stock (£1.28) and Canary Wharf station (£1.28).
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