Royal Mail Christmas Stamps 2017 Release Date

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Eight stamps feature portrayals of the madonna child and four stamps show the two winning designs from royal mail s children s design competition. The first issue in the program focuses on ancient britain. Royal mail at christmas. Endlessly innovative and pioneering he is widely regarded as having elevated his music to an art form.

There are two distinct themes for the christmas 2017 issue. Royal mail reveals its christmas 2017 stamps it s just over six weeks to go until christmas and now the royal mail has unveiled its special stamps for this year s festive season. Royal mail has been issuing special stamps since 1965. Christmas posting dates and more.

Get ready for christmas 2020 royal mail primary footer personal. Christmas opening hours. To see the collections from your year of birth. The first was in 1966 for great britain s first christmas stamps scott 478 479 followed by contests in 1981 960 964 and 2013 3246 3247.

17 in four se tenant side by side pairs. 2 in the january issue of its philatelic bulletin and on its website. Over 17 billion christmas stamps have been printed since the first ones in 1966. This is the first time royal mail has dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure.

Royal mail tracked 24 and royal mail tracked 48 services are not available to purchase at post office branches. The eight stamps are being issued jan. This will be royal mail s fourth christmas stamp design competition for children. Ted and arwen s postmarks will feature on mail delivered from 7 november and 14 november respectively this is only the fourth time in the company s 500 year history that children have designed christmas stamps.

Great britain s royal mail announced its commemorative stamp program for 2017 in a press release dated jan. This year s set has two distinct themes with eight featuring depictions of the madonna child and four including the two winning designs from a children s christmas stamp design competition. This year marks 52 years since the introduction of the royal mail s annual christmas stamp tradition. 7 november 2017 royal mail s christmas stamps feature secular and religious imagery in alternate years.

As with all special stamps issued by royal mail both winning designs were approved by hm the queen.