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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 ...
8 stamps: 1st class ×4: Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, News of the World, £1.63 ×4: The Game, Greatest Hits, The Works and Innuendo. [11] Miniature Sheet: 5 stamps: 1st class ×3: Queen 1974, Magic Tour, 1986, Hyde Park Concert, 1976, £1.63 ×2: A Night at the Opera Tour, 1975 and Magic Tour, 1986. [12] Royal Mail Group ...
When Royal Mail was privatised in 2013, it retained the power to issue Britain's stamps. Until 2022 any postage stamps since the 1971 decimalisation of British currency could be used; old "definitive" design stamps without barcodes were no longer be valid from 1 August 2023, with old ones exchangeable for barcoded ones indefinitely.
Royal Mail is urging people to use stamps without a barcode by January 31 2023, when they cease to be valid. The change affects ordinary stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II, which must be used ...
In 1990, the Royal Mail issued five stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black. They featured the Machin image of Queen Elizabeth II overlaying the image of Queen Victoria from the Penny Black. An NVI issue was released in 2000.