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One of the Pride postage stamp’s from Britain’s Royal Mail (Image: Royal Mail) Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing a set of Pride postage stamps. The set marks the 50th anniversary of the country’s first gay pride march, which took place in London in 1972 and was inspired by similar events …

Britain will soon be swapping out red, blue and gold stamps for brand new purple and green stamps. Royal Mail said the move is due to a “modernisation drive” and that barcoded stamps will allow for added security features and will facilitate operational efficiency. What stamps are changing? Old ‘definitive’ stamps, such …

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For 30 years from 1978, Derek Eaton ran the Lighthouse Post Office and stationers on North Albert Street, which eventually became a thriving stationary-only and printing business. Bradford-born Derek, who came to the Fylde coast as a child, was chairman of the former Fleetwood Chamber of Trade and for the …

As of 1 July, audiences will be able to purchase the Royal Mail’s first ever Pride stamp collection from the postal institution. What’s more, they’ll be able to dive into a masterfully crafted illustrated world in the process. To create a celebratory collection marking the 50th anniversary of Pride, Royal …

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A colourful collection of stamps have been unveiled by the Royal Mail to mark Pride Month. The set will be issued exactly 50 years since the UK’s first Pride rally on July …

Royal Mail is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally by issuing a set of eight stamps from NB Studio and illustrator Sofie Birkin. ’A March Through Time’ pays tribute to rallies over the decades, from protest gatherings in 1972 through to the present day where the …

Royal Mail announced on its website that the new first class stamps are coming in and old stamps will gradually be phased out. The new stamps look similar to the old ones with a portrait of the Queen and a plain background, but there are some big changes too. The …

Royal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear …