September 14, 2010

Birds of Britain

Royal Mail will issue a set of 6 stamps on 17 September featuring common Garden Birds of UK. The six illustrations are by Robert Gillmor from Cley are to be issued from the new self-service terminals in post offices up and down the country.


Melanie Corfield, Royal Mail's head of external relations for London and the South East, said: "Birds have long been one of the most popular thematic subjects and for this first set of pictorial post and go stamps we wanted to celebrate the beauty and variety of the UK's birdlife, starting with the birds that are frequently seen in gardens."

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