Royal Mail celebrated the fact that one hundred years ago, on April 23, 1924, the first commemorative stamps were issued, with a sheet containing ten 1s stamps. The stamps feature images of stamps that were... every ten years.
In 296 I reported that a number of countries will almost certainly pay postal attention to the 75th anniversary of NATO. Luxembourg already registered on March 12 with a 1,40 euro stamp bearing the NATO logo. Norway has for...
In recent years, the British Royal Mail has increasingly taken a contemporary approach to its issues, meaning that issues are more frequently dedicated to the anniversary of artists, comic characters, events, and commemorations...
Anyone visiting Paris and wishing to see a world-famous painting can go to the Louvre. A few years ago, we saw that painting, which we only knew from photographs and publications, in 'real life'. A large hall, with many people who...
It is often said of the British that they have no taste when it comes to food, and that they cannot prepare tasty dishes. That used to be the case sometimes, but times have changed. In Great Britain, too, the...
Royal Mail distributed the four stamps across three of the four continents: England, Wales, and Scotland. Why one of the eight canals located in Northern Ireland was not included is unclear to me. Or was the year 1793 the determining factor for the...
In the summer of 1993, we spent a holiday on a farm near the town of Gilwern in South Wales. On one of our trips in the area, we had to wait at a drawbridge over a canal that was open...
In a public poll organized by the BBC in 2001, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second 'greatest' Brit in British history, after Sir Winston Churchill. And even ahead of celebrities like Princess Diana, Charles...
Anyone visiting England or Wales will undoubtedly come into contact with the Roman past of these parts of Great Britain. Many Roman remains, such as villas, bathhouses, streets, and fortifications, are cherished by English Heritage and the National Trust, the official organizations comparable...
During one of our holidays in Wales, we stayed at a 'Bed and Breakfast', or B&B for short, in the town of Bala, located in Snowdonia National Park. Here we were introduced to a 'sport' that we had only seen on British television...
On July 28, 1866, Rupert and Helen Potter were delighted with the birth of a daughter, Helen Beatrix Potter, known by her second given name: Beatrix. Six years later, her younger brother, Walter Bertram, was born. Both children were talented at drawing...
When they announced the release of a new series of stamps dedicated to James Bond on March 17, 2020, I immediately thought of the 2008 series. One of the stamps featured an image of the legendary car, the Aston Martin...
In 2002, it was 150 years since the Great Ormond Street Hospital, specifically for children, opened in London on February 14, 1852. At the time, it had only ten beds and grew into one of the best children's hospitals...
Anyone visiting London, whether for business or as a tourist, cannot avoid it but must get in! The 'Underground' is a household name in London for travelers who only need to go one station further or to a major railway station with trains heading north...
One of the most beloved English novelists of the 19th century was Jane Austen. She was born on December 16, 1775, in the village of Steventon in the county of Hampshire, near the city of Basingstoke. Her father was a minister there. Her...
Every year, since the 12th century, Saint David's Day has been celebrated in Wales on March 1st. This involves singing traditional songs in Welsh followed by a 'Te Bach', during which tea is drunk with 'bara brith',...
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