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Stamps (UK)

Stamps, as we know them, will no longer be used when posting letters from 2023, Royal Mail has confirmed. From January 31st, 2023, current stamps will no longer be accepted when posting mail, as the company intends to roll out new barcoded replacements.

General

1979 British Mint Stamps Collectors Pack

1980 British Mint Stamps Collectors Pack

1981 British Mint Stamps Collectors Pack

1982 British Mint Stamps Collectors Pack

1984 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1985 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1986 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1987 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1988 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1989 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1990 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1991 Royal Mail Special Stamps

1992 Royal Mail Special Stamps

UK First Day Covers

24th July 1967 - The epic voyage of Sir Francis Chichester

25th November 1968 - Christmas 1968

3rd March 1969 - Concorde

27th August 1969 - First ever strip of SE-TENANT stamps

18th October 1972 - Christmas 1972

28th February 1973 - British Trees - The Oak

22nd November 1978 - Christmas 1978

7th February 1979 - Dogs

21st March 1979 - British Flowers

9th May 1979 - Direct Elections to the European Assembly

6th June 1979 - Horseracing

22nd August 1979 - Uniform Penny Postage

26th September 1979 - Police

24th October 1979 - Londo 1900 International Stamp Exhibition  - miniature sheet

21st November 1979 - Christmas 1979

16th January 1980 - British Birds

7th May 1980 - 10.5p London Landmarks

22nd May 1980 - 10p London Scenes

16th June 1980 - Liverpool and Manchester Souvenir Cover

9th July 1980 - Famous People

14th July 1980 - Liverpool and Manchester Souvenir Cover

4th August 1980 - 80th Birthday - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

10th September 1980 - Music British Conductors

10th October 1980 - Sport

19th November 1980 - Christmas 1980

6th February 1981 - Folklore, Valentine's Day, Morris Dancing, ..

25th March 1981 - The International Year of Disabled People

13th May 1981 - Butterflies

24th June 1981 - The National Trusts

22nd July 1981 - The Royal Wedding - Charles and Diana

12th August 1981 - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

23rd September 1981 - Fishing

07th October 1981 - The Royal Wedding - Souvenir Cover

18th November 1981 - Christmas 1981

10th February 1982 - Charles Darwin

24th March 1982 - Youth Organisations

14th April 1982 - Christmas 1981 - Souvenir Cover

28th April 1982 - British Theatre

16th June 1982 - Maritime Heritage

23rd July 1982 - British Textiles

8th September 1982 - Information Technology

13th October 1982 - British Motor Cars

17th November 1982 - Christmas Carols

26th January 1983 - British River Fishes

9th March 1983 - Commonwealth Day 14th March

25th May 1983 - British Engineering Achievements

6th July 1983 - The British Army

24th August 1983 - British Gardens

8th October 1983 - British Fairs

16th November 1983 - Christmas 1983

17th January 1984 - Heraldry

6th March 1984 - Cattle

10th April 1984 - Urban Renewal

15th May 1984 - CEPT 25th Anniversary The Second European Election

5th June 1984 - London Economic Summit

20th June 1984 - Greenwich 1884 - Meridien - 1984

31st July 1984 - The Royal Mail

25th September 1984 - The British Council 1934 - 1984

20th November 1984 - Christmas 1984 The Nativity

22nd January 1985 - Famous Trains

12th March 1985 - Insects

14th May 1985 - European Music Year - British Composers

18th June 1985 - Safety At Sea

30th July 1985 - Royal Mail - 350 years of service to the public

3rd September 1985 - Arthurian Legend

8th October 1985 - British Films

19th November 1985 - Christmas Pantomime

14th January 1986 - Industry Year

18th February 1986 - Halley's Comet

18th February 1986 - Giotto - The British Interplanetary Society

21st April 1926 - The Sixtieth birthday of Her Majesty the Queen

20th May 1986 - Nature Conservation - Species at Risk

17th June 1986 - Medieval Life

15th July 1986 - Sport

23rd July 1986 - The Royal Wedding - Prince Andrew + Sarah Ferguson

19th August 1986 - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 1986

16th September 1986 - The Royal Airforce

18th November 1986 - Christmas 1986

2nd December 1986 - 12p Christmas 1986

20th January 1987 - Flowers

21st March 1987 - 22p Isaac Newton

24th March 1987 - Sir Isaac Newton

12th May 1987 - British Architects in Europe

16th June 1987 - St John Ambulance

21st July 1987 - Scottish Heraldry

8th September 1987 - Victorian Britain

13th October 1987 - Studio Pottery

17th November 1987 - Christmas It's Magic

19th January 1988 - Natural History - The Linnean Society

1st March 1988 - The Welsh Bible

22nd March 1988 - Sport

10th May 1988 - Transport and Communications

16th May 1988 - British Philatelic Bureau 25th Anniversary

21st June 1988 - The Australian Bicentenary

19th July 1988 - The Armada

6th September 1988 - Verse for Children

15th November 1988 - Christmas 1988

17th January 1989 - Birds - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

7th March 1989 - Food And Farming

11th April 1989 - A Celebration of Anniversaries

16th May 1989 - Games & Toys

4th July 1989 - Industrial Archaeology

5th September 1989 - Microscopes

17th October 1989 - The Lord Mayor's Show

14th November 1989 - Christmas Ely Cathedral

23rd January 1990 - RSPCA

6th March 1990 - Europa 1990

6th March 1990 - 29p British Philatelic Bureau

10th April 1990 - The Queen's Award for Export and Technology

5th June 1990 - Kew Gardens

10th July 1990 - 20p Thomas Hardy The Novelist

2nd August 1990 - Happy 90th Birthday to HM The Queen Mother

11th September 1990 - 50th Anniversary of the George Cross - Gallantry

18th October 1990 - Astronomy

13th November 1990 - Christmas

8th January 1991 - Dogs

5th March 1991 - Scientific Achievements

23rd April 1991 - Europe In Space

11th June 1991 - Sport

16th July 1991 - Roses

20th August 1991 - Dinosaurs

17th September 1991 - Maps

12th November 1991 - Christmas

14th January 1992 - Wintertime

6th February 1992 - Happy & Glorious

10th March 1992 - Tennyson

7th April 1992 - Europa '92

16th June 1992 - The Civil War 1642-51

21st July 1992 - Gibert & Sullivan

15th September 1992 - The Green Issue

13th October 1992 - Single European Market

10th November 1992 - Christmas

19th January 1993 - Swans

16th February 1993 - Marine Timekeepers

16th March 1993 - Orchids

11th May 1993 - Art in the 20th Century

15th June 1993 - Roman Britain

28th July 1993 - Inland Waterways

14th September 1993 - Autumn

12th October 1993 - Sherlock Holmes

9th November 1993 - Christmas

18th January 1994 - The Age of Steam

1st March 1994 - The 25th Anniversary of the Investiture of HRH The Prince of Wales

12th April 1994 - Pictorial Postcards 1894-1994

3rd May 1994 - Channel Tunnel

6th June 1994 - D-Day June 1944

5th July 1994 - Golf

2nd August 1994 - Summertime

27th September 1994 - Medical Discoveries

1st November 1994 - Christmas 1994 - The Nativity

17th January 1995 - Cats

14th March 1995 - Springtime

11th April 1995 - The National Trust

2nd May 1995 - Peace & Freedom

6th June 1995 - Science Fiction

8th August 1995 - Shakespeare's Globe

5th September 1995 - Communications

3rd October 1995 - Rugby League Centenary

30th October 1995 - Christmas Robins

12th August 1995 - British Philatelic Bureau - 30 years in Edinburgh

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