#United Kingdom stamps
Winnie the Pooh stamps released
Winnie the Pooh has swapped honey for something else sticky - a set of stamps. The much-loved fictional bear, created by AA Milne for his son Christopher Robin in 1926, features alongside his friends in a new collection from the Royal Mail. Original illustrations by EH Shepard from the Pooh stories feature in the new collection of 10 special stamps. Pooh is joined by Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eey
New stamps honour WWII heroes
A man and his two sisters recreate the moment they fled as child war evacuees as a stamp collection marking the Blitz is launched. John Dawson, Barbara Southard and Rosemary Brett were photographed in 1941 huddling together at London's King's Cross station before being put on a train. The children, each wearing an identity tag, had already endured months of the World War II air attack by Hitler's
London Debut to Mark 100th Auction
Apex Philatelic Auctions (www.apexstamps.com) will be holding their Centenary auction on the 14th May 2010, to coincide with the year's International Stamp Exhibition taking place in London - the world's philatelic capital. The auction will feature around 500 lots of high quality world stamps with emphasis on British and Colonial. The International Stamp Exhibition will open on the 6th May, the an
Engineers get stamp of approval
Royal Mail has issued eight new stamps to commemorate the men who invented the machines and built the roads, railways and canals that put the United Kingdom at the vanguard of the Industrial Revolution. This issue also marks the 250th anniversary of Josiah Wedgwood setting up his own pottery works in Burslem, Staffordshire, Matthew Boulton's bicentenary and the 250th anniversary of James Brindley
Stamp of approval for British design classics
Iconic British designs such as the red telephone box and the London Underground map are to feature on a new set of postage stamps to be released in the New Year, Royal Mail said on Monday. The set of 10 stamps, featuring classic designs from the 20th century, will go on sale from January 13. The mini skirt, the Mini car and the Concorde aeroplane will also feature. Later in the year, the Royal Mai
Working Dogs Stamps (Europa 2008)
2008 is the centenary of the first Police dogs being deployed in the UK. The Europa theme next year is "the letter" and the 1st class stamp features an Assistance Dog carrying a letter, one of the many tasks these dogs are trained for. Also featured through specially commissioned photography by Tim Flach is a Mountain Rescue dog, Police dog, a Customs or sniffer dog, a Sheep dog and a Guide dog. I
Endangered Species - Mountain Gorilla
The fourth issue in Guernsey Post's endangered species series concentrates on the Mountain Gorilla. The world's gorilla population is small and declining and all three gorilla subspecies - Western Lowland Gorillas gorilla gorilla, Eastern Lowland Gorilla gorilla graueri and Mountain Gorilla gorilla beringei are listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade for Endangered Species. T
Europa: Gastronomy
Royal Mail will issue a set of 6 stamps (only 2 will have the EUROPA symbol). The originally published title for this set was 'A Celebration of Food', but it is now entitled Changing Tastes in Britain. The stamps show not only the variety of food now widely available in the United Kingdom, but by means of ethnic stereotypes, "shows the diversity of British cuisine in today's multicultural society"
Changing Tastes in Britain
Royal Mail is releasing Changing Tastes in Britain, a set of six Special Stamps showing the tantalising assortment of global cuisine in Britain. The common theme of gastronomy was chosen for a set of stamps by postal administrations around Europe. The stamps have been beautifully illustrated by RCA student Catell Ronca.
