Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Stamps on UK’S Most Iconic Landmarks

 

A - Angel of the North Stamp   B - Blackpool Tower stamp

 

 

ROYAL MAIL COMPLETES ITS FIRST CLASS TRIP AROUND SOME OF THE UK’S MOST ICONIC LANDMARKS

  • 14 new stamps released today which complete the 26-set UK A-Z issue
  • The new stamps chart some of the nation’s most iconic places
  • The UK has some of the most remarkable tourist attractions in the world .

C - Carrick-a-ride stamp   D - Downing Street stamp

  • The stamps, which cover landmarks from M-Z, feature memorable destinations from the four countries of the UK:

    • Manchester Town Hall
    • Impressive Narrow Water Castle in County Down
    • British legal powerhouse, The Old Bailey
    • Portmeirion, Wales’ beautiful Mediterranean-styled village
    • The striking Queen’s College, Oxford
    • World Heritage Site, The Roman Baths
    • Dramatic Stirling and Urquhart Castles in Scotland
    • North East’s iconic Tyne Bridge,
    • The imposing Victoria & Albert Museum
    • Spectacular White Cliffs of Dover
    • The code-breaking Station X, Bletchley Park
    • The beautiful York Minster
    • World’s first scientific zoo, ZSL London Zoo

  • Post Office engineers played vital role contributing to code breaking efforts at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

E - Edinburgh Castle stamp        F - Forth Railway Bridge

Royal Mail’s dramatic 26-stamp, alphabetical odyssey around the UK concludes with the second part (M-Z) of its UK A-Z series and the launch of 14 new stamps, featuring iconic landmarks across all four countries.

UK A-Z Part 2, issued on 10th April, celebrates some of the UK’s most famous tourist attractions. They range from the impressive Narrow Water Castle in Northern Ireland and the dramatic Urquhart castle in Scotland to the beautiful Portmeirion in Wales and the contemporary Snowdon Aviary in London Zoo.

 

W - White Cliffs of Dover     X - Station X Bletchley Park

Y - York Minster      Z - ZSL London Zoo stamp

View all stamps of this series...

 

Club News

OLYMPIC FIRST FOR TEAM GB – NEXT- DAY STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR EACH TEAM GB GOLD MEDAL WIN DURING LONDON 2012

During the Olympics ( 27 July -12 August ), Royal Mail will be issuing stamps for each Team GB gold medal winner the day after their victory. This is a first for any host country, and a first for Royal Mail issuing next-day stamps.

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•             Royal Mail’s stamp design for each gold medal Team GB win is revealed today for the first time by British Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell OBE

•             The main image of the stamp will, wherever possible, be a photograph of the Team GB athlete or team in action from their gold medal winning final. Where this is not possible, the image will be of the athlete’s gold medal winning journey taken from a heat or from their gold medal award moment on the podium

•             This will be the first time any host country has used action shots for Gold Medal stamps and issued them next day, during the Games. This will also be a first for next day stamps from Royal Mail

•             Royal Mail’s team of picture editors, graphic designers, etc, will be on standby and ready to swing into action when Team GB strikes gold.

•             Gold Medal stamps will be on sale at 500 selected UK Post Offices by lunchtime the next day and on www.royalmail.com  after each gold medal win by Team GB. They will then be distributed three times during the Games to a further 4,500 Post Offices nationwide .Many of the 500 selected Post Offices will, for the first time, open on Sundays during the Games

- Melanie Seasons

 

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