The Royal Mail has just released a new set of stamps showing key moments from the Battle of Waterloo to mark its 200th anniversary. The famous Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815 and the famous victory orchestrated by the Duke of Wellington over Napoleon is represented in the stamps through the reproduction of six [...]
Ever since the launch of the very first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Great Britain in 1840, stamp collecting started to gather interest. The Penny Black, featuring a young Queen Victoria was produced without perforations which meant it had to be cut from the sheet in order to [...]
Seasonally-themed stamps have always been popular with collectors. Stamps depicting images from the four seasons and of course, Christmas-themed stamps are a regular sight every year. In fact, the first British Post Office Christmas stamp issue was in 1966 and there have been Christmas stamp issues every year since. […]
Earlier this year the Royal Mail marked the 150th anniversary of the famous book Alice in Wonderland with a beautifully illustrated set of 10 stamps. […]
British stamps have always been highly collectable and commemorative stamps which depict particular eras and points in history are particularly popular. The 1960s is an iconic period in the eyes of many. With rationing becoming a distant memory and the emergence of a new and confident Britain demonstrated by British design, fashion and music, the [...]