Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019

This is a list of Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019
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Issue Number	Issue Date	Issue Title	Details of stamps in issue	Designer(s)
2010
	2010-1-7	Classic Album Covers	1st Class – The Division Bell The Division Bell The Division Bell is the fourteenth and last studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. It was released in the United Kingdom by EMI Records on 28 March 1994, and in the United States by Columbia Records on 4 April.... by Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially... ; A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by English rock band Coldplay. Released on 26 August 2002 in the UK through the label Parlophone, the album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson... by Coldplay Coldplay Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a... ; Power, Corruption & Lies Power, Corruption & Lies Power, Corruption & Lies is the second studio album by New Order, released in May 1983 on Factory Recordings. It is more electronic-based than their previous album Movement, with heavier use of synthesizers... by New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... ; Let It Bleed Let It Bleed Let It Bleed is the eighth British and tenth American album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States... by The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up... ; London Calling London Calling London Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 through CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 through Epic Records... by The Clash The Clash The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly... ; Tubular Bells Tubular Bells Tubular Bells is the debut record album of English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. It was the first album released by Virgin Records and an early cornerstone of the company's success... by Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature... ; IV Led Zeppelin IV The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums... by Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... ; Screamadelica Screamadelica Screamadelica is the third studio album by the Scottish alternative rock group Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success. It was released on 23 September 1991 in the UK by Creation Records, and 8 October 1991 in North America by Sire Records. Screamadelica peaked at #8 on the UK... by Primal Scream Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney... ; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by English musician David Bowie, which is loosely based on a story of a rock star named Ziggy Stardust. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music...	Studio Dempsey
	2010-1-26	Smilers 2010	Consumer x4; Business x6
	2010-2-2	Girlguiding UK	1st Class – Rainbows; 56p - Brownies; 81p - Guides; 90p - Senior Section	Together Design
	2010-2-25	The Royal Society	1st Class - Robert Boyle Robert Boyle Robert Boyle FRS was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology. He has been variously described as English, Irish, or Anglo-Irish, his father having come to Ireland from England during the time of the English plantations of... , Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat... , Edward Jenner Edward Jenner Edward Anthony Jenner was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire... , Charles Babbage Charles Babbage Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer... , Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist... , Joseph Lister Joseph Lister Joseph Lister may refer to:*Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister , English surgeon, discovered that cleaning and disinfecting surgical wounds, and bandages, with carbolic acid prevents lethal infections... , Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics... , Dorothy Hodgkin, Sir Nicholas Shackleton	Hat-trick Design
	2010-3-11	Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is the UK's oldest and most famous home for dogs and cats and is situated in the Battersea area of London, England. It is financed by voluntary donations with an income of over £12.2 million in 2009.-History:...	1st Class - Pixie, Button, Herbie, Mr Tumnus,Tafka, Boris Casey, Tigger, Leonard, Tia	CDT Design
	2010-3-23	House of Stewart	1st Class – James I (1406–1437), James II (1437–1460), James III (1460–1488); 62p – James IV (1488–1513), James V (1513–1542);81p – Mary (1542–1567), James VI (1567–1625)	Atelier Works
	2010-4-13	Mammals (Action for Species 4)	Humpback Whale, Wildcat, Brown Long-eared Bat, Polecat, Sperm Whale, Water Vole, Greater Horseshoe Bat, Otter, Dormouse, Hedgehog
	2010-5-6	London 2010 Festival of Stamps London 2010 Festival of Stamps The London 2010 Festival of Stamps is a year long series of events to mark the centenary of the accession of King George V to the British throne.King George V was an enthusiastic and distinguished philatelist, and President, then Patron, of the Royal Philatelic Society London.The festival will...	Accession of King George V - 1st Class and £1 The King’s Stamps - 1st Class (Red One Penny and Brown Penny Halfpenny British Empire Exhibition from 1924) The King’s Stamps - £1 (Green One Pound Seahorses and Blue Ten Shillings Seahorses first issued in 1913)	Sedley Place
	2010-5-13	Britain Alone	1st Class – Churchill, Land Girls; 60p – Home Guard, Evacuees; 67p – Air Raid Wardens, Women in Factories; 97p – Royal Broadcast, Fire Service Miniature Sheet: 1st Class – Evacuation of British soldiers from the beach at Dunkirk; 60p – The Little Fleet; 88p – British soldiers on board a Royal Navy destroyer; 97p – Two Boats from Dunkirk	Why Not Associates
	2010-6-15	House of Stuart
	2010-7-27	The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games II	1st Class – Rowing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Cycling, Table Tennis, Hockey, Football, Goalball, Boxing	Studio David Hillman
	2010-8-19	Great British Railways 1	1st Class – LMS Coronation Class, BR Class 9F; 67p – GWR King Class, LNER Class A1; 97p – LMS NCC Class WT, SR King Arthur Class	Delaney Design Consultants
	2010-9-16	Medical Breakthroughs	1st Class – Heart-regulating beta-blockers synthesised by Sir James Black, 1962; 58p – Antibiotic properties of penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, 1928; 60p – Total hip replacement operation pioneered by Sir John Charnley, 1962; 67p – Artificial lens implant surgery pioneered by Sir Harold Ridley, 1949; 88p – Malaria parasite transmitted by mosquitoes proved by Sir Ronald Ross, 1897; 97p – Computed tomography scanner invented by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, 1971	Howard Brown
	2010-10-12	Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh , and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner...	1st Class – Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and Christopher Robin; 58p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet; 60p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Rabbit; 67p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore; 88p – Winnie-the-Pooh and friends; 97p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger	Magpie Studio
	2010-11-2	Christmas 2010	2nd Class – Wallace and Gromit Wallace and Gromit Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations... carol singing; 1st Class – Gromit posting Christmas cards; 2nd Class Large – Wallace and Gromit carol singing; 1st Class Large – Gromit posting Christmas cards; 60p – Wallace dressing the Christmas tree; 97p – Gromit with Christmas pudding; £1.46 – Gromit’s Christmas pullover	Aardman Animations Ltd and Royal Mail
2011
	2011-1-11	FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson MBE is a British publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....	1st Class – Joe 90 Joe 90 Joe 90 is a late-1960s British science-fiction television series documenting the exploits of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who embarks on a double life as a schoolboy turned spy when his scientist father invents a pioneering machine capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and... , Captain Scarlet Captain Scarlet Captain Scarlet may refer to:Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, 1960s marionette-based science-fiction TV seriesGerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet, 2000s CGI remake of the 1960s series... , Thunderbirds Thunderbirds (TV series) Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"... ; 97p – Stingray Stingray The stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae , Plesiobatidae , Urolophidae , Urotrygonidae , Dasyatidae , Potamotrygonidae The... , Fireball XL5 Fireball XL5 Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol... , Supercar Supercar Supercar is a term used most often to describe an expensive high end car. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car"...	GBH
	2011-1-24	Birds of Britain (2) Post & Go Stamps
	2011-02-01	Classic Locomotives of England	1st Class – BR Dean Goods No. 2532; 60p – Peckett R2 Thor; 88p – L & YR 1093 No. 1100; 97p – BR WD No. 90662	Delaney Design Consultants
	2011-2-24	Musicals	1st Class – Oliver! Oliver! Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.... , Blood Brothers, We Will Rock You We Will Rock You (musical) We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor... , Monty Python’s Spamalot Spamalot Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre... ; 97p – The Rocky Horror Show The Rocky Horror Show The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"... , Me and My Girl Me and My Girl Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth.... , Return to the Forbidden Planet Return to the Forbidden Planet Return to the Forbidden Planet is a Jukebox musical by playwright Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet .... , Billy Elliot Billy Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...	Webb and Webb
	2011-3-8	Magical Realms	1st Class – Rincewind Rincewind Rincewind is a fictional character appearing in several of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. He is a failed student at the Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, and is often described by scholars as "the magical equivalent to the number zero". He spends just about all of his time... , Nanny Ogg Nanny Ogg Gytha Ogg is a character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. She is a witch and member of the Lancre coven.- Personality :The character of Nanny Ogg is based on the Mother stereotype of the Triple Goddess myth... , Dumbledore, Voldemort; 60p – Merlin Merlin Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures... , Morgan le Fay Morgan le Fay Morgan le Fay , alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician... ; 97p – Aslan Aslan Aslan, the "Great Lion," is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. He is the eponymous lion of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and his role in Narnia is developed throughout the remaining books... , The White Witch	So Design Consultants
	2011-3-22	World Wildlife Fund	1st Class – African Elephant, Mountain Gorilla, Siberian Tiger, Polar Bear, Amur Leopard, Iberian Lynx, Red Panda, Black Rhinoceros, African Wild Dog, Golden Lion Tamarin, Spider Monkey; 60p – Hyacinth Macaw; 88p – Poison Dart Frog; 97p – Jaguar	Rose Design Consultants
	2011-4-12	The Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...	1st Class – Hamlet; 66p – The Tempest; 68p – Henry VI; 76p – King Lear; £1.00 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; £1.10p – Romeo and Juliet Miniature sheet: 1st Class – Royal Shakespeare Theatre; 68p – Swan Theatre; 76p – The Courtyard Theatre; £1.00 – The Other Place	hat-trick design
	2011-4-21	The Royal Wedding	Miniature sheet which features Prince William’s coat of arms. 1st Class and £1.10
	2011-5-5	Morris & Co
	2011-5-19	Birds of Britain (3) Post & Go Stamps
	2011-6-14	Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the most popular character in the series, and the accompanying television spin-off series, Thomas and Friends.Thomas is a tank engine, painted blue...
	2011-7-27	London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 3	1st Class – Paralympic Games: Sailing; Athletics: Field; Volleyball; Wrestling; Wheelchair Rugby; Wheelchair Tennis; Fencing; Gymnastics; Triathlon; Handball	Studio David Hillman
	2011-8-23	The Crown Jewels Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at other state functions...	1st Class – The Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross; St Edward’s Crown; 68p - Rod and Sceptre with Doves; Queen Mary’s Crown; 76p – The Sovereign’s Orb; Jewelled Sword of Offering; £1.10 – Imperial State Crown; Coronation Spoon	Purpose
	2011-9-9	Aerial Post
	2011-9-15	The House of Hanover House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
	2011-9-16	Birds of Britain (4) Post & Go Stamps
	2011-10-13	UK A–Z Part 1
	2011-11-8	Christmas 2011
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Great Britain commemorative stamps 1924–1969
Great Britain commemorative stamps 1970–1979
Great Britain commemorative stamps 1980–1989
Great Britain commemorative stamps 1990–1999
Great Britain commemorative stamps 2000–2009

Acknowledgements

Stanley Gibbons
Concise Stamp Catalogue
Royal Mail Stamp Guide
Royal Mail British Philatelic Bulletin

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