Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth, was born on August 4, 1900. She celebrated her 100th birthday in the year 2000. Reason for the British Royal Mail to, after 1990 for her 90th birthday, once again a series of...
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth, was born on August 4, 1900. She celebrated her 90th birthday in 1990. This was the reason for the British Royal Mail to dedicate a series of four stamps to her. Designer John Gorham...
On October 14, 1066, the Battle of Hastings took place near the town of Hastings in what is now called Battle. It was a clash between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold...
The British General Post Office had started depicting paintings on stamps in 1967. Three stamps were issued on July 10, 1967, as Christmas stamps. The stamps were highly appreciated by users and collectors, and therefore it was decided to...
The George Cross was instituted by British King George VI on September 24, 1940, as a symbol of civilian bravery. This is the highest award for 'conspicuous bravery in dangerous conditions' after the Victoria Cross, the highest British military...
On June 21, 1972, a series of five stamps was issued with the theme: British Architecture. Images of village churches in England were chosen for this. The designer of the series was Ronald Maddox. For the 3 Pence stamp, a drawing was...
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