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This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
Castles (Not a Commemorative issue, the 2nd set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (10s and £1 first issued 1 September, 2s 6d and 5s first issued 23 September) 1957. 1 August 1957. World Scout Jubilee Jamboree. Three (2 + 1⁄2 d, 4d, 1s 3d) 12 September 1957. 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference.
The postal history of the United Kingdom is notable in at least two respects: first, for the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, and secondly for the establishment of an efficient postal system throughout the British Empire, laying the foundation of many national systems still in existence today. As the originator of postage stamps, the UK ...
Existing definitive stamps issued from 15 February 1971 to 31 January 2022 remain valid until 31 January 2023: since 31 March 2022, they can be indefinitely exchanged for the barcoded series. [ 18 ] The 2022 issue was the last release in the Machin series prior to the death of Elizabeth II .
Royal Mail was fined £50 million by Ofcom in 2018 for breach of European Union competition law. Ofcom found that Royal Mail had abused its dominant position in 2014 in the delivery of letters. [129] As of December 2023, Royal Mail has been fined a total of £58,303,936 for regulatory breaches according to the Violation Tracker UK website. [98]
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In the United States in November 2012, the purchase price was $2.20 [5] USD; however, the US Postal Service discontinued sales of IRCs on 27 January 2013 due to declining demand. [6] Britain's Royal Mail also stopped selling IRCs on 31 December 2011, citing minimal sales and claiming that the average post office sold less than one IRC per year.
Semi-postal stamp. A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp, also known as a charity stamp, is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value. [1] Typically the stamp shows two denominations separated by a plus sign, but in many cases the only denomination ...