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Royal Mail has revealed the final set of stamps to feature the late Queen’s silhouette. To mark the 100th anniversary of steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman, the monarch’s outline will appear on the celebratory stamps.
The set includes 12 stamps in total, with depictions of the National Railway Museum’s famous train in a variety of locations in the UK. These include crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, London’s Victoria Station and more.
There will also be a further set of four stamps that have pictures of the Flying Scotsman and London North Eastern Railway poster artwork from the 1920s and ’30s – which is when it first began travelling on British rails.
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Commenting on the release of the stamps, David Gold, director of external affairs and policy at Royal Mail, said: “Flying Scotsman is a national treasure of engineering and design that conjures up the golden age of steam travel.” He added that the “remarkable locomotive epitomises the romance of rail travel and is loved” by people all over the world.
“We are honoured to mark this landmark milestone with a set of special stamps,” he concluded. The Flying Scotsman stamp issue will be the last depicting the late Queen, whose silhouette has been featured on special stamps since 1966.
Stamp illustrator David Gentleman is responsible for the design, adapted from Mary Gillick’s original, which has been in constant use on British stamps since 1968. Future special stamps will feature a silhouette of the King, the Royal Mail said.
Queen Elizabeth II died a t Balmoral in Scotland on September 8, last year, at the age of 96. Her death brought a close a reign that spanned seven decades, making her the longest running monarch in British history.
At the time, a statement from her son King Charles read: “The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
“During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held.”
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