Royal Mail’s Kings and Queens commemorative stamp series charting Britain's Royal Houses reaches the twentieth century with the House of Hanover in a new set of commemorative Stamps issued 15th September 2011.
Royal Mail has announced that special commemorative stamps will be issued to mark every British individual and team gold medal success at the London 2012 Olympics.
To commemorate the centenary of the United Kingdom's first Aerial Post on the September 9th 2011, the British Postal Museum and Archive (BPMA) have published a large, A5 size, postcard depicting the original 1911 Aerial Post poster.
Updated designs and revised contents are features of the new stamp collection starter kits aimed at children by Stanley Gibbons who rate them as a great educational opportunity.
The fourth and final set of six pictorial Post & Go Stamps has continued featuring the beauty and variety of Britain's birdlife.
The third set of six pictorial Post & Go Stamps continued featuring the beauty and variety of Britain's birdlife.
Following the re-introduction of the Stanley Gibbons Congress Cup in 2010 for the best paper presented at the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Stanley Gibbons is pleased to announce the second name to be engraved; Mr Ashley Lawrence.
The next Stanley Gibbons bi-annual public auction will take place on Wednesday June 15th at 399 Strand, London, when a selection of world rarities will come under the hammer including a unique British IR Official used on cover.
Stanley Gibbons has announced four new appointments to their senior management team.
According to a recent article published by the Scarborough Evening News website the Scarborough Philatelic Society regularly releases a set of spoof stamps to coincide with April Fools Day and this year's edition is a version of the large gold Horizon labels issued at Post Office branches.
While home grown demand for classic British stamps may be limited by the current period of austerity the blossoming economies in eastern Asia point toward an ever increasing catalogue value for GB collections.
The Royal Mail may be given the freedom to set postal rates, letting the cost of sending letters and parcels go up, if proposals put forward by Postcomm, the industry regulator, are adopted.
A quick check list of the remaining commemorative stamp issues planned for the rest of 2011.
Queen Elizabeth has given her approval for the Royal Mail to issue a pair of GB commemorative postage stamps to mark the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. The commemorative stamps will be isssued in sheets consisting of two of the first class stamps and two of the £1.10 value stamps.
A complete list of all the pre-decimal Commemorative stamps issued by the Royal Mail (GPO) between 1924-1970.
Stanley Gibbons have been awarded two Silver, three Large Silver and one Vermeil medals during the Indipex 2011 Literature Exhibition adding to their successes during the London 2010 Festival of Stamps.
