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United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1990–1999

Commemorative stamps, postage stamps issued to honour or commemorate a place, event or person, have been released by the United Kingdom since 1924. Several sets were released during the decade of the 1990s.

History

Postage stamps were first used in Great Britain on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black. Up 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 were then occasional issues over the next thirty years, when the frequency of new issues became more regular. From the mid-sixties, in most years, six to nine sets of commemorative stamps have been issued every year. PHQ Cards, postcard sized reproductions of commemorative stamps, have also been issued to accompany every new set of stamps since the mid-seventies.

Other decades

See also

References and sources

Notes

  1. ^ "Stonehenge – Icons of England". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  2. ^ "'Scientific achievements' postage stamps". Museum of Applied Sciences collection. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Radar & Robert Watson-Watt – World War 2 in Stamps". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  4. ^ "Maps (1991)". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  5. ^ a b c "David Gentleman's 103 Issued Stamps – 1970–1999". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  6. ^ "Sherlock Holmes". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "D-Day & Gold Beach – World War 2 in Stamps". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  8. ^ "FA Cup – Icons of England". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  9. ^ "Reginald Mitchell & the Supermarine Spitfire – World War 2 in Stamps". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  10. ^ "Endangered Species". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  11. ^ "The Queen's Beasts". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  12. ^ "Lighthouses". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  13. ^ "Comedians". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  14. ^ "Health". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  15. ^ "Magical Worlds". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  16. ^ "Europa. Carnival". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  17. ^ "Speed". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  18. ^ "Christmas Angels". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  19. ^ "Royal Wedding". Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  20. ^ "Issue: World Changers (21.09.1999)". BFDC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  21. ^ "King James Bible – Icons of England". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

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