Who coined the word dinosaurs? It was the zoologist, comparative anatomist, and paleontologist Richard Owen, born in Lancaster on July 20, 1804. He had a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils. Royal Mail had asked Bryan...
Designed by Marjorie Saynor, a series of four stamps depicting cultural traditions in the United Kingdom was issued on August 6, 1976. Two stamps related to the so-called Eisteddfod in Wales, one to Scotland and one to...
The British postal service issued the first Christmas stamps for Great Britain on December 1, 1966. The two stamps featured children's drawings. The two drawings were chosen from more than five thousand entries that were the result of a broadcast of 'Blue...
The world's first public railway for passenger and freight transport using steam locomotives was put into service between the towns of Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington. The official opening of this railway took place on September 27, 1825, when the locomotive, Locomotion No. 1,...
When thinking of archaeology, one usually pictures excavations where attempts are made to expose finds in the soil with a trowel and brush. That is why the title of the series of four stamps issued by the British...
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