This is a list of postage stamp

Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...

s issued by the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, normally referred to as Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 in philatelic usage, even though standard British stamps are valid alongside their regional counterparts throughout the British Isles. This list should be consistent with printed publications, and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).

Line engraved

• One Penny Black
  Penny Black
  The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year....
  
   issued on 1 May for use from 6 May 1840
• Two penny blue contemporary issue with the Penny Black
• One Penny Red
  Penny Red
  The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main type of postage stamp in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1879, with only minor changes to the design during that time...
  
   issued in 1841 to replace the Penny Black (the first issue with perforations from 1848)
• Prince Consort Essay
  Prince Consort Essay
  The Prince Consort Essay was a surface printed printer's sample stamp created in 1850 as an example of the surface printed stamps that Henry Archer proposed to print and perforate under contract with the British government at a lower price than the current printing firm of Perkins Bacon...
  
  
• Two penny blue printed in a new ink. The design has the addition of white * lines above and below the inscriptions
• Halfpenny Rose Red
  Halfpenny Rose Red
  The Halfpenny Rose Red, first issued on 1 October 1870, was the first halfpenny postage stamp issued in the United Kingdom.The halfpenny stamp was introduced following a reduction in the postal rate for newspapers and postcards and is notable for being the smallest UK postage stamp ever issued...
  
   issued in 1870 for the reduced postcard and newspaper rate
• Three Halfpence Red
  Three Halfpence Red
  The Three Halfpence Red, first issued on 1 October 1870, was the first Three Halfpenny postage stamp issued in the United Kingdom.The 1½d stamp was line engraved and featured the bust of...
  
   introduced in 1870 for the reduced printed matter
  Printed matter
  Printed matter is a term to describe printed material produced by printers or publishers, such as books, magazines, booklets, brochures and other publicity materials and in some cases, newspapers...
  
   rate

Embossed

• Sixpence embossed
  British embossed postage stamps
  The adhesive embossed postage stamps of the United Kingdom, issued during the reign of Queen Victoria between 1847 and 1854 exhibit four features which are unique to this issue:* The method of production of the dies used for the printing...
  
  
• Ten Pence embossed
• One Shilling embossed

Surface printed

• 4d, 6d, 1s, 1855-57 (no corner letters)
• 3d to 1s, 1862-64 (small white corner letters)
• 3d to 10d, 1865-67 (large white corner letters)
• 3d to 2s, 1867-80 (large white corner letters - new watermark)
• High value definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
  , 5s to £5 1867-83
• Low value definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
  , 1873-80 (coloured corner letters)
• Low value definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
  , halfpenny to 5d 1880-81
• Penny Lilac
  Penny Lilac
  The Penny Lilac was the basic penny postage stamp of Great Britain from its first issue on 12 July 1881 and was used until 1901. It superseded the short lived Penny Venetian Red because the Customs and Inland Revenue Act of 1881 necessitated new stamps that were also valid as revenue stamps, and so...
  
   1881, the most issued Victorian stamp
• High value definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
  , 2/6 to £1 1883-84
• Lilac and Green low value
  Queen Victoria Lilac and Green Issue
  The postage stamps of the United Kingdom issued in 1883 and 1884 are known as the “Lilac and Green” issue because they were only printed in those two colours; lilac being used for the ½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d values and dull green for the 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d and 1s....
  
   definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   1883
• Jubilee issue postage stamps 1887-92

King Edward VII

• Definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   halfpenny to £1, 1902 (printed by De La Rue
  De La Rue
  De La Rue plc is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It also has a factory on the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, and other facilities at Loughton, Essex and Bathford, Somerset...
  
   & Co.)
• Definitives halfpenny to 4d, 1911 (printed by Harrison and Sons
  Harrison and Sons
  Harrison and Sons Limited was a major worldwide engraver and printer of Postage stamps and Banknotes.The company was established in 1750 by Thomas Harrison and it obtained its first Post Office contract in 1881. The company won the contract to print the single colour United Kingdom Edward VII...
  
  )
• Definitives one and a half pence to £1, 1911-13 (printed at Somerset House)

King George V

• Definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   halfpenny, 1d, 1911-12 "Mackennals" (designed by Bertram Mackennal)
• Definitives halfpenny, 1d, 1912 "Mackennals" (lion shaded)
• Low value definitives, 1912-24 (halfpenny to 1s)
• High value definitives, 1913-18, "Seahorses"
  King George V Seahorses
  Seahorses is the name used to refer to the United Kingdom high value definitive postage stamps issued during the reign of King George V.The stamps are notable for the quality of the engraving and the design which features a dramatic image of Britannia on her chariot behind three writhing horses on...
  
  
• Postage due
  Postage due
  Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. A postage due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the extra postage due.- Background :...
  
   stamps, 1914 (halfpenny to 1s)
• British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamps
  British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamps
  Two postage stamps were issued to commemorate the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 - a penny red and a three halfpenny brown. They were issued again the following year with "1925" replacing "1924"....
  
   (first commemorative issue)
• Universal Postal Union Congress, London 10 May 1929 (halfpenny to twopence halfpenny and £1
  Postal Union Congress £1 stamp
  The Postal Union Congress £1 stamp is one of a series of postage stamps of Great Britain issued in 1929. It is one of the classics of British philately and is considered one of the most beautiful stamps ever produced. The stamp was only the second British commemorative stamp to be issued...
  
  )
• Low value definitives, 1934-36 (halfpenny to 1s)
• High value definitives, 1934, "Seahorses" (re-engraved)
• Silver Jubilee 7 May 1935 (first issue to commemorate a royal event)

King George VI

• Low value definitives (original dark colours)
• Low value definitives (pale colours)
• Low value definitives (changed colours)
• High value definitives (original square format)
• High value definitives (rectangular format) 1951
• Coronation 13 May 1937 (first issue to include the Queen's portrait as well as the King's)
• Centenary of the postage stamp 6 May 1940
• Victory 11 June 1946
• Silver wedding 26 April 1948 (first issue to commemorate a personal Royal occasion rather than a state event, £1 value was the first British stamp designed by a woman and the issue is notable for the omission of the words 'postage' and 'revenue').
• Channel Islands Liberation 10 May 1948
• Olympic Games
  1948 Summer Olympics
  The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
  
   29 July 1948
• Universal Postal Union (UPU) 10 October 1949
• Festival of Britain
  Festival of Britain
  The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition in Britain in the summer of 1951. It was organised by the government to give Britons a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote good quality design in the rebuilding of British towns and cities. The Festival's centrepiece was in...
  
   3 May 1951

Details available on http://www.kg6gb.org

Queen Elizabeth II (pre-decimalisation)

1952-4

• Low value definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   known as Wildings, 5 December 1952, 31 August 1953, 15 October 1954

1955

• Castles high value definitives, 1 September, 23 September, reprinted 1958, 1963, 1967

1957

• World Scout Jubilee Jamboree
  9th World Scout Jamboree
  The 9th World Scout Jamboree, also known as the Jubilee Jamboree, was held at Sutton Park, Birmingham, England, for twelve days during August, 1957. The Jamboree marked dual milestones as it was both the 50th anniversary of the Scouting movement since its inception at Brownsea Island and the 100th...
  
  , 1 August
• 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, 12 September
• Low value Wilding definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   with graphite-lines, 19 November (first graphite-lined issue)

1958

• Sixth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff
  1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
  The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, capital of Wales from 18–26 July 1958.Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya...
  
  , 18 July

1959

• Low value Wilding definitives
  Definitive stamp
  A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
  
   with phosphor bands, 18 November (first phosphor issue)

1960

• Tercentenary of Establishment of General Letter Office, 7 July
• First Anniversary of European Postal and Telecommunications Conference
  European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
  The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations was established on June 26, 1959, as a coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organizations...
  
  , 19 September

1961

• Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank
  National Savings and Investments
  National Savings and Investments , formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank and National Savings, is a state-owned savings bank in the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
  
  , 28 August
• European Postal and Telecommunications (C.E.P.T.) Conference
  European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
  The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations was established on June 26, 1959, as a coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organizations...
  
  , Torquay, 18 September (first issue printed in more than two colours)
• Seventh Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
  Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
  The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation, of British origin, which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights...
  
  , 25 September

1962

Note: Issues between 1962 and 1966 inclusive are available in two varieties - with, and without, phosphor bands (which fluoresce in ultra-violet light). These were introduced to help sorting machines distinguish between first and second class letters automatically and the early examples with phosphor bands (up to the 1965 Salvation Army issue) are worth several times those without.

• National Productivity Year, 14 November

1963

• Freedom from Hunger, 21 March
• Centenary of the Paris Postal Conference, 7 May
• National Nature Week, 16 May
• Ninth International Lifeboat Conference, Edinburgh, 31 May
• Red Cross Centenary Congress, 15 August
• Opening of COMPAC (Trans-Pacific Telephone Cable), 3 December

1964

• Shakespeare Festival, 23 April

Note: First commemorative set to feature in an illustrated Presentation Pack

Presentation Pack

A Presentation Pack is a folder, produced for philatelists and stamp collectors, that contains a full set of a new stamp issue.- Format :A Presentation Pack normally consists of a cardboard folder with notes about the stamps, a holder for the stamps and a clear sleeve on the outside...

, including mint stamps, with descriptive notes and protective covering. Also first set for which there was an official Post Office issue illustrated First Day Cover envelope and first set to commemorate a person from history.

• 20th International Geographical Congress
  International Geographical Union
  The International Geographical Union is an international geographical society. The first International Geographical Congress was held in Antwerp in 1871. Subsequent meetings led to the establishment of the permanent organization in Brussels, Belgium, in 1922. The Union has 34 Commissions and four...
  
  , London, 1 July
• Tenth International Botanical Congress
  International Botanical Congress
  International Botanical Congress is a large-scale meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, from all over the world. Authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies , congresses are held every six years with the venue circulating around the world. The XVIII...
  
  , Edinburgh, 5 August
• Opening of Forth Road Bridge
  Forth Road Bridge
  The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry...
  
  , 4 September

1965

• Winston Churchill
  Winston Churchill
  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
  
   Commemoration (2 stamps, 4d & 1/3), 8 July
• 700th Anniversary of Simon
  Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
  Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester , sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simon de Montforts, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He led the barons' rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-4, and...
  
   De Montfort's Parliament
  De Montfort's Parliament
  De Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament of 1265, instigated by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Although this gathering did not have the approval of king Henry III, and the members convened without royal approval, most scholars believe this was the first gathering in England...
  
   (2 stamps, 6d & 2/6), 19 July
• Salvation Army
  The Salvation Army
  The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
  
   Centenary, (2 stamps, 3d & 1/6), 9 August
• Centenary of Joseph Lister
  Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
  Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC , known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary...
  
  's Discovery of Antiseptic Surgery, (2 stamps), 1 September
• Commonwealth
  Commonwealth
  Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
  
   Arts Festival (2 stamps), 1 September
• 25th Anniversary of Battle of Britain
  Battle of Britain
  The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
  
   (8 stamps + 4d values as block of 6), 13 September
• Opening of Post Office Tower (2 stamps), 8 October
• 20th Anniversary of U.N.O. and International Cooperation Year (2 stamps), 25 October
• International Telecommunications Union (I.T.U.) Centenary (2 stamps), 15 November

1966

• Burns
  Robert Burns
  Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
  
   Commemoration, 25 January
• 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey
  Westminster Abbey
  The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
  
  , 28 February
• Landscapes, 2 May
• World Cup
  FIFA World Cup
  The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
  
   Football Championship, 1 June
• British Birds, 8 August
• England's World Cup Football Victory
  England Winners stamp
  The England Winners stamp was a fourpenny commemorative stamp issued in 1966 to mark England's victory in the 1966 World Cup. The stamp was issued on the orders of the then Postmaster General Edward Short and created by a new printing of the lowest value of the three British 1966 World Cup stamps...
  
  , 18 August
• British Technology, 19 September
• 900th Anniversary of Battle of Hastings
  Battle of Hastings
  The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
  
  , 14 October
• Christmas 1966, 1 December (the first Christmas issue)

1967

• European Free Trade Association
  European Free Trade Association
  The European Free Trade Association or EFTA is a free trade organisation between four European countries that operates parallel to, and is linked to, the European Union . EFTA was established on 3 May 1960 as a trade bloc-alternative for European states who were either unable to, or chose not to,...
  
   (E.F.T.A.), 20 February
• British Wild Flowers, 24 April
• British Paintings, 10 July
• Sir Francis Chichester's World Voyage, 24 July
• British Discovery and Invention, 19 September (last watermarked issue)

• Christmas 1967, 18 October and 27 November

Also this year, in two issues, the first Machin

Machin series

The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series....

 definitives (4d, 1s, and 1/9d in the first issue); the remaining values were issued later in 1967 (3d, 9d, and 1/6d) and on two dates in 1968.

1968

• British Bridges, 29 April (synthetic PVA
  Polyvinyl alcohol
  Polyvinyl alcohol is a water-soluble synthetic polymer .-Properties:...
  
   gum used from this issue)
• British Anniversaries, 29 May
• British Paintings, 12 August
• Christmas 1968, 25 November

1969

• British Ships, 15 January
• First Flight of Concorde
  Concorde
  Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation...
  
  , 3 March
• Anniversaries, 2 April
• British Architecture (Cathedrals), 28 May
• Investiture of The Prince of Wales
  Charles, Prince of Wales
  Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
  
  , 1 July
• Gandhi Centenary Year, 13 August
• British Post Office Technology, 1 October
• Christmas 1969, 26 November

1970

• British Rural Architecture
  Architecture
  Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
  
   (4 stamps), 11 February
• Anniversaries (5 stamps), 1 April
• London 6 at 4d (Sun Life assurance co. Of Canada) ((6 stamps,)) May ----- [RARE ONLY 4 IN KNOWN EXISTENCE]
• Literary Anniversaries (5 stamps), 3 June
• Decimal Currency: Machin design of 10p, 20p, 50p and One Pound (4 stamps), 17 June
• Ninth British Commonwealth Games
  Commonwealth Games
  The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
  
   (3 stamps), Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
  
  , 15 July
• 'Philympia 70' Stamp exhibition (3 stamps), 18 September
• Christmas 1970 (3 stamps), 25 November

1971

• Decimal Currency Machins: 1/2p, 1p, 11/2p, 2p, 21/2p, 3p, 31/2p, 4p, 5p, 6p, 71/2p, and 9p (12 stamps), 15 February
• 'Ulster
  Ulster
  Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
  
   '71' Paintings (3 stamps), 16 June
• Literary Anniversaries (3 stamps), 28 July
• Decimal Currency Machin: 10p small format (1 stamp), 8 August
• British Anniversaries (3 stamps), 25 August
• British Architecture: Modern University Buildings(3 stamps), 22 September
• Christmas 1971 (3 stamps), 31 October

1972

• British Polar Explorers (4 stamps), 16 February
• General Anniversaries (3 stamps), 26 April
• British Architecture: Village Churches (5 stamps), 21 June
• Broadcasting Anniversaries (4 stamps), 13 September
• Christmas 1972 (3 stamps), 18 October
• Royal Silver Wedding (2 stamps), 20 November (first issue with "all over" phospher)

1973

• British Entry into European Communities
  European Communities
  The European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of institutions...
  
  , 3 January
• British Trees (1st Issue), 28 February
• British Explorers, 18 April
• County Cricket
  Cricket
  Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
  
   1873-1973, 16 May
• Artistic Anniversaries, 4 July
• 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Inigo Jones
  Inigo Jones
  Inigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England...
  
   (architect and designer), 15 August
• 19th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, 12 September
• Royal Wedding, 14 November
• Christmas
  Christmas
  Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
  
  , 28 November

1974

• British Trees (2nd issue), 27 February
• Bicentenary of the Fire Prevention (Metropolis) Act, 24 April
• Centenary of Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
  , 12 June
• Medieval Warriors, 10 July
• Birth Centenary of Winston Churchill
  Winston Churchill
  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
  
  , 9 October
• Christmas, 27 November

1975

• Health and Handicap Funds, 22 January
• Birth Bicentenary of J.M.W. Turner (painter), 19 February
• European Architectural Heritage Year, 23 April
• Sailing, 11 June
• 150th Anniversary of Public Railways, 13 August
• 62nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, 3 September
• Birth Bicentenary of Jane Austen
  Jane Austen
  Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
  
   (novelist), 22 October
• Christmas, 26 November

1976

• Telephone Centenary, 10 March
• Social Reformers, 28 April
• Bicentenary of American Revolution
  American Revolution
  The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
  
  , 2 June
• Centenary of Royal National Rose Society
  Royal National Rose Society
  The Royal National Rose Society is dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of roses. It was founded in 1876 and is based in St Albans in England...
  
  , 30 June
• British Cultural Traditions, 4 August
• 500th Anniversary of British Printing, 29 September
• Christmas, 24 November

1977

• Racket Sports, 12 January
• Centenary of Royal Institute of Chemistry
  Royal Institute of Chemistry
  The Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
  
  , 2 March
• Silver Jubilee
  Silver Jubilee
  A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...
  
  , 11 May
• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977
  Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977
  The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977 was the fourth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in London, the United Kingdom, between 8 June 1977 and 15 June 1977, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, James Callaghan.The Gleneagles...
  
  , London, 8 June
• British Wildlife, 5 October
• Christmas, 23 November

1978

• Energy Resources, 25 January
• British Architecture: Historic Buildings (4 stamps + MS), 1 March

• 25th Anniversary of Coronation
  Coronation
  A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
  
  , 31 May
• Horses, 5 July
• Centenaries of Cyclists Touring Club and British Cycling Federation
  British Cycling
  British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
  
  , 2 August
• Christmas, 22 November

1979

• Dogs, 7 February
• Spring Wild Flowers, 21 March
• First Direct Elections to European Assembly, 9 May
• Horseracing paintings and Bicentenary of The Derby, 6 June
• International Year of the Child
  International Year of the Child
  * Maureen Millicent Bomford founded International Year of The Child and it was endorsed by the United Nations. Maureen was born in Canterbury Punchbowl in 1930 and had four brothers. Her father was a Mayor and she always learned to appreciate the value of leadership. As the wife of a prominent...
  
  , 18 July
• Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill
  Rowland Hill (postal reformer)
  Sir Rowland Hill KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of penny postage and his solution of prepayment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters...
  
   (4 stamps and Minisheet including all four stamps), 22 August
• 150th Anniversary of Metropolitan Police
  Metropolitan police
  Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
  
  , 26 September
• Christmas 1979, 21 November

1980

• Centenary of Wild Bird Protection Act (4 stamps), 16 January
• 150th Anniversary of Liverpool and Manchester Railway
  Liverpool and Manchester Railway
  The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world's first inter-city passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and were hauled for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives. The line opened on 15 September 1830 and ran between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in North...
  
   (5 stamps + strip of 5), 12 March
• London 1980: International Stamp Exhibition (1 stamp and Minisheet), 9 April
• London Landmarks (5 stamps), 7 May
• Famous Authoresses (4 stamps), 4 July
• 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1 stamp), 4 August (first issue to commemorate a Royal birthday)
• British Conductors (4 stamps), 10 September
• Sport Centenaries (4 stamps), 10 October
• Christmas 1980 (5 stamps), 10 November

1981

• Folklore (4 stamps), 6 February
• International Year of the Disabled (4 stamps), 25 March
• Butterflies (4 stamps), 13 May
• 50th Anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland
  National Trust for Scotland
  The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
  
   (5 stamps), 24 June
• Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer (2 stamps), 22 July
• 25th Anniversary of Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme (4 stamps), 12 August
• Fishing Industry (4 stamps), 23 September
• Christmas (Children's paintings) (5 stamps), 18 November

1982

• Charles Darwin
  Charles Darwin
  Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
  
   (4 stamps), 10 February
• Youth Organisations (4 stamps), 24 March
• British Theatre (4 stamps), 28 April
• ??? Pack number 135
• Maritime Heritage (5 stamps), 16 June
• British Textiles (4 stamps), 23 July
• Information Technology (2 stamps), 8 September
• British Motor Cars (4 stamps), 13 October
• Christmas (Carols) (5 stamps),17 November

1983

• British River Fishes (4 stamps), 26 January
• Commonwealth Day
  Commonwealth Day
  Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by HM Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High...
  
   Monday 14 March (4 stamps), 9 March
• British Engineering Achievements (3 stamps), 25 May
• The British Army (5 Stamps), 6 July
• British Gardens (4 stamps), 24 August
• British Fairs (4 stamps), 5 October
• Christmas (5 stamps), 16 November

1984

• Heraldry (4 stamps), 17 January
• Cattle (5 stamps), 6 March
• Urban Renewal (4 stamps), 10 April
• Europa, CEPT 25th anniversary The Second European Election (2 strips of 2 stamps), 15 May
• Greenwich 1884- Meridian -1984 (4 stamps), 26 June
• The Royal Mail (strip of 5 stamps), 31 July
• The British Council 1934 - 1984 (4 stamps), 25 September
• Christmas (The Nativity) (5 stamps), 20 November

1985

• Famous Trains (5 stamps), 22 January
• Insects (5 stamps), 12 March
• British Composers (4 stamps), 14 May
• Safety at Sea (4 stamps), 18 June
• Royal Mail (4 stamps), 30 July
• Arthurian Legend (4 stamps), 3 September
• British Films (5 stamps), 8 October
• Christmas (Pantomime) (5 stamps), 19 November

1986

• Industry Year (4 stamps), 14 January
• Halley's Comet (4 stamps), 18 February
• 60th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (4 stamps, 2 X 2 se-tenant) 21 April
• Europa. Nature Conservation, Endangered Species (4 stamps) 20 May
• Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
  
   and Sarah Ferguson
  Sarah, Duchess of York
  Sarah, Duchess of York is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and former member of the British Royal Family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, whom she married from 1986 to 1996...
  
   (2 stamps), 22 July
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, (1 stamp), 19 August
• Royal Air Force, (5 stamps), 16 September
• Christmas (Traditions) (6 stamps), 18 November

1987

• Flowers, (4 stamps), 6 January
• Sir Isaac Newton
  Isaac Newton
  Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
  
  , (4 stamps), 24 March
• British Architects in Europe, (4 stamps), 12 May
• St John Ambulance, (4 stamps), 16 June
• Scottish Heraldry, (4 stamps), 21 June
• Victorian Britain, (4 stamps), 8 September
• Studio Pottery, (4 stamps), 13 October
• Christmas, (5 stamps), 17 November

1988

• Bicentenary of Linnean Society, (4 stamps), 19 January
• 400th Anniversary of the Welsh Bible, (4 stamps), 1 March
• Sports Organisations, (4 stamps), 22 March
• Transport and Mail Services, Europa, (4 stamps), 10 May
• Australian Bicentenary
  Australian Bicentenary
  The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1970 on the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing and claiming the land, and again in 1988 to celebrate 200 years of permanent European settlement.-1970:...
  
   (4 stamps), 21 June
• Spanish Armada
  Spanish Armada
  This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
  
  , (5 stamps), 19 July
• Centenary of death of Edward Lear
  Edward Lear
  Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...
  
  , (4 stamps), 6 September
• Castle high value definitives, (4 stamps), 18 October
• Christmas, (5 stamps), 15 November

1989

• Cententary of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...
  
  , (4 stamps), 17 January
• Greetings stamps, (5 stamps), 31 January
• Food and Farming Year, (4 stamps), 7 March
• Anniversaries & Events, (4 stamps), 11 April
• Toys and Games, Europa, (4 stamps), 16 May
• Industrial Archaeology, (4 stamps), 4 July
• 150th Anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society
  Royal Microscopical Society
  The Royal Microscopical Society is an international scientific society for the promotion of microscopy. RMS draws members from all over the world and is dedicated to advancing science, developing careers and supporting wider understanding of science and microscopy through its Science and Society...
  
  , (4 stamps), 5 September
• Lord Mayor's Show
  Lord Mayor's Show
  The Lord Mayor's Show is one of the longest established and best known annual events in London which dates back to 1535. The Lord Mayor in question is that of the City of London, the historic centre of London that is now the metropolis's financial district, informally known as the Square Mile...
  
  , (5 stamps), 17 October
• 800th Anniversary of Ely Cathedral
  Ely Cathedral
  Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
  
  , (5 stamps), 14 November

1990

• 150th Anniversary of Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. In 2009 the RSPCA investigated 141,280 cruelty complaints and collected and rescued 135,293 animals...
  
  , 23 January
• Greetings Booklet Stamps. 'Smiles', 6 February
• Europa and 'Glasgow
  Glasgow
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
  
   1990 European City of Culture', 6 March
• 25th Anniversary of Queen's Award for Export and Technology, 10 April
• 'Stamp World London 90' International Stamp Exhibition, London, 3 May
• 150th Anniversary of Kew Gardens, 5 June
• 150th Birth Anniversary of Thomas Hardy
  Thomas Hardy
  Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
  
   (author), 10 July
• 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 2 August
• Gallantry Awards, 11 September
• Astronomy, 16 October
• Christmas, 13 November

1991

• Dogs. Paintings by George Stubbs
  George Stubbs
  George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses.-Biography:Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier and leather merchant. Information on his life up to age thirty-five is sparse, relying almost entirely on notes made by fellow artist Ozias Humphry towards the...
  
  , 8 January
• Greetings Booklet Stamps 'Good Luck', 6 February
• Scientific Achievements, 5 March
• Greetings Booklet Stamps. 'Smiles', 26 March
• Europa. Europe
  Europe
  Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
  
   in Space, 23 April
• World Student Games, Sheffield
  Sheffield
  Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
  
   and World Cup Rugby
  Rugby football
  Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
  
   Championship, London, 11 June
• 9th World Congress of Roses, Belfast
  Belfast
  Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
  
  , 16 July
• 150th Anniversary of Dinosaur
  Dinosaur
  Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
  
  s Identification by Owen, 28 August
• Bicentenary of Ordnance Survey
  Ordnance Survey
  Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
  
  . Maps of Hamstreet, Kent
  Kent
  Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
  
  , 17 September
• Christmas. Illustrated Manuscripts from the Bodleian Library
  Bodleian Library
  The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
  
  , Oxford
  Oxford
  The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
  
  , 12 November

1992

• The Four Seasons: Wintertime, 14 January
• Greeting Stamps: Memories, 28 January
• 40th Anniversary of Accession, 6 February
• Death Centenary of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 10 March
• Europa: International Events, 7 April
• 350th Anniversary of the Civil War
  English Civil War
  The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
  
  , 16 June
• 150th Birth Anniversary of Sir Arthur Sullivan, Gilbert and Sullivan
  Gilbert and Sullivan
  Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
  
   Operas, 21 July
• Protection of the Environment. Children's Paintings, 15 September
• Single European Market
  European Economic Area
  The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Community, later the European Union . Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal...
  
  , 13 October
• Christmas 1992: Stained Glass Windows, 10 November

1993

• 600th Anniversary of Abbotsbury Swannery
  Abbotsbury Swannery
  Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, west of Weymouth on a site around the Fleet lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with...
  
  , 19 January
• Greeting Stamps. 'Gift Giving', 2 February
• 300th Birth Anniversary of John Harrison
  John Harrison
  John Harrison was a self-educated English clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device in solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age...
  
   (inventor of the marine chronometer). Details of the 'H4' clock, 16 February
• 14th World Orchid Conference, Glasgow
  Glasgow
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
  
  , 16 March
• Europa. Contemporary Art
  Contemporary art
  Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
  
  , 11 May
• Roman Britain
  Roman Britain
  Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
  
  , 15 June
• Inland Waterways, 20 July
• The Four Seasons. Autumn. Fruits and Leaves, 14 September
• Sherlock Holmes
  Sherlock Holmes
  Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
  
  . Centenary of the Publication of The Final Problem, 12 October
• Christmas. 150th Anniversary of Publication of A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
  
  , 9 November

1994

• The Age of Steam. Railway Photographs by Colin Gifford
  Colin Gifford
  Colin Telfer Gifford is a British railway photographer, born in 1936. Gifford pioneered the "New Approach" to railway photography in the 1960s during the declining years of steam...
  
  , 18 January
• Greeting Stamps. 'Messages', 1 February
• Postage due
  Postage due
  Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. A postage due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the extra postage due.- Background :...
  
   stamps, 15 February (the final issue of postage due stamps that had been introduced in 1914)
• 25th Anniversary of Investiture of The Prince of Wales
  Charles, Prince of Wales
  Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
  
  . Paintings by The Prince of Wales, 1 March
• Centenary of Picture Postcards, 12 April
• Opening of Channel Tunnel
  Channel Tunnel
  The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
  
  , 3 May
• 50th Anniversary of D-Day
  D-Day
  D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
  
  , 6 June
• Scottish Golf Courses, 5 July
• The Four Seasons. Summertime Events, 2 August
• Europa. Medical Discoveries, 27 September
• Christmas. Children's Nativity Plays, 1 November

1995

• Cats, 17 January
• The Four Seasons. Springtime. Plant Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy
  Andy Goldsworthy
  Andy Goldsworthy, OBE is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland.-Life and career:The son of F...
  
  , 14 March
• Greetings Stamp. 'Greetings in Arts', 21 March
• Centenary of National Trust
  National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
  The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
  
  , 11 April
• Europa. Peace and Freedom, 2 May
• Science Fiction
  Science fiction
  Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
  
  . Novels by H.G. Wells 6 June
• Reconstruction of Shakespeares Globe Theatre
  Globe Theatre
  The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...
  
  , 8 August
• Pioneers of Communications, 5 September
• Centenary of Rugby League
  Rugby league
  Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
  
  , 3 October
• Christmas. Christmas Robins, 30 October

1996

• Death Bicentenary of Robert Burns
  Robert Burns
  Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
  
   (Scottish poet), 25 January
• Greetings Stamps. Cartoons, 26 February
• 50th Anniversary of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
  Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
  The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II.It was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott, initially as the Severn Wildfowl Trust...
  
  . Bird Paintings by C.F. Tunnicliffe, 12 March
• Centenary of Cinema, 16 April
• European Football Championship
  UEFA European Football Championship
  The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
  
  , 14 May
• Olympic
  1996 Summer Olympics
  The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
  
   and Paralympic Games
  1996 Summer Paralympics
  The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
  
  , Atlanta, 9 July
• Europa. Famous Women, 6 August
• 50th Anniversary of Children's Television, 3 September
• Classic Sports Cars, 1 October
• Christmas, 28 October

1997

• Greetings Stamps. 19th-century Flower Paintings, 6 January
• 450th Death Anniversary of King Henry VIII
  Henry VIII of England
  Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
  
  , 21 January
• Religious Anniversaries, 11 March
• Europa
  Europa postage stamp
  Europa stamps have been issued annually since 1956. First sets representing the founding 6 members of the ECSC, European Coal and Steel Community, then by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations in 1959, and by PostEurop since 1993...
  
  . Tales and Legends. Horror Stories, 13 May
• British Aircraft Designers, 10 June
• 'All The Queens Horses'. 50th Anniversary of the British Horse Society
  British Horse Society
  The British Horse Society is a membership-based equine charity, with a stated vision of "a society which provides a strong voice for horses and people and which spreads awareness through support, training and education"...
  
  , 8 July
• Sub-Post Offices
  Post office
  A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
  
  , 12 August
• Birth Centenary of Enid Blyton
  Enid Blyton
  Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
  
   (children's author), 9 September
• Christmas. 150th Anniversary of the Christmas Cracker, 27 October
• Royal Golden Wedding, 13 November

1998

• Endangered Species
  Endangered species
  An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
  
  , 20 January
• Diana, Princess of Wales
  Diana, Princess of Wales
  Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
  
   Commemoration, 3 February
• 650th Anniversary of the Order of the Garter
  Order of the Garter
  The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
  
  . The Queen's Beasts, 24 February
• Lighthouses, 24 March
• Comedians, 23 April
• 50th Anniversary of National Health Service
  National Health Service
  The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
  
  , 23 June
• Famous Children's Fantasy Novels, 21 July
• Europa. Festivals. Notting Hill Carnival
  Notting Hill Carnival
  The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1964 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , London, UK each August, over two days...
  
  , 25 August
• British Land Speed Record
  British land speed record
  The British land speed record is the fastest land speed achieved by a vehicle in the United Kingdom, as opposed to one on water or in the air. It is standardised as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs in opposite directions....
  
   Holders, 29 September
• Christmas. Angels, 2 November

1999

• Millennium stamp
  Millennium Stamp
  A Millennium stamp is a postage stamp issued by a postal administration commemorating a millennium associated with that country's history but several countries issued stamps for the beginning of the 3rd millennium in same cases depicting some of their country's achievements over the preceding...
  
   Series. The Inventors' Tale, 12 January
• Millennium stamp Series. The Travellers' Tale, 2 February
• Millennium stamp Series. The Patients's Tale, 2 March
• Millennium stamp Series. The Settlers' Tale, 6 April
• Millennium stamp Series. The Workers' Tale, 4 May
• Millennium stamp Series. The Entertainers' Tale, 1 June
• Royal wedding
  Royal Wedding
  Royal Wedding is a 1951 Hollywood musical comedy film known for Fred Astaire's dance performance on a ceiling and another with a coat rack. The story is set in London in 1947 at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and stars Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah...
  
  , 15 June
• Millennium stamp Series. The Citizens' Tale, 6 July
• Millennium stamp Series. The Scientists' Tale, 3 August
• Solar Eclipse
  Solar eclipse
  As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun as viewed from a location on Earth. This can happen only during a new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. At least...
  
  , 11 August
• Millennium stamp Series. The Farmers' Tale. Includes 1999 Europa issue, 7 September
• Millennium stamp Series. The Soldiers' Tale, 5 October
• Millennium stamp Series. The Christians' Tale, 2 November
• Millennium stamp Series. The Artists' Tale, 7 December
• Millennium stamp Series. 'Millennium Timekeeper', 14 December

2000

• New Millennium stamp
  Millennium Stamp
  A Millennium stamp is a postage stamp issued by a postal administration commemorating a millennium associated with that country's history but several countries issued stamps for the beginning of the 3rd millennium in same cases depicting some of their country's achievements over the preceding...
  
  , 6 January
• Millennium stamp Projects (1st Series). 'Above and Beyond', 18 January
• Millennium stamp Projects (2nd Series). 'Fire and Light', 1 February
• Millennium stamp Projects (3rd Series). 'Water and Coast', 7 March
• Millennium stamp Projects (4th Series). 'Life and Earth', (2nd) ECOS Ballymena, (1st) Web of Life Exhibition at London Zoo, 44p Earth Centre Doncaster, 64p Project SUZY Teeside. Printed by De La Rue Security Print. 4 April
• Millennium stamp Projects (5th Series). 'Art and Craft', 2 May
• 'Stamp Show 2000' International Stamp Exhibition, London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
  . 'Her Majesty's Stamps', 23 May
• Millennium stamp Projects (6th Series). 'People and Places', 6 June
• Millennium stamp Projects (7th Series). 'Stone and Soil', 4 July
• Millennium stamp Projects (8th Series). 'Tree and Leaf', 1 August
• Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 100th Birthday, 4 August
• Millennium stamp Projects (9th Series). 'Mind and Matter', 5 September
• Millennium stamp Projects (10th Series). 'Body and Bone', 3 October
• Millennium stamp Projects (11th Series). 'Spirit and Faith', 7 November
• Millennium stamp Projects (12th Series). 'Sound and Vision', 5 December

2001

• The Millennium stamp
  Millennium Stamp
  A Millennium stamp is a postage stamp issued by a postal administration commemorating a millennium associated with that country's history but several countries issued stamps for the beginning of the 3rd millennium in same cases depicting some of their country's achievements over the preceding...
  
  , 16 January
• Centenary of the Death of Queen Victoria, 29 January
• Silver hallmarks, 6 February
• Cats and Dogs, 13 February
• Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
  
   Definitives, 6 March
• Weather, 12 March
• Centenary of the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   Submarine
  Submarine
  A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
  
   Service, 10 April
• England Definitives, 23 April
• Double-decker Buses, 15 May
• Fabulous Hats, 19 June
• Smiles, 3 July
• Pond Life, 10 July
• Puppets, Punch and Judy
  Punch and Judy
  Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Mr. Punch and his wife, Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character...
  
  , 4 September
• Centenary of the Nobel Prizes, 2 October
• Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, Flag
  Flag
  A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist...
  
  s 22 October
• Christmas, Robins
  European Robin
  The European Robin , most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher...
  
   6 November

2002

• Centenary of Publication of Rudyard Kipling
  Rudyard Kipling
  Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
  
  's Just So
  Just So Stories
  The Just So Stories for Little Children were written by British author Rudyard Kipling. They are highly fantasised origin stories and are among Kipling's best known works.-Description:...
  
  Stories, 15 January
• Golden Jubilee, 6 February
• Wilding Definitive of 1952-54, 6 February
• Greetings Stamps "Occasions", 5 March
• British Coastlines, 19 March
• Europa, Circus, 10 April
• Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Commemoration, 25 April
• 50th Anniversary of Passenger Jet Aviation, 2 May
• World Cup Football Championship, Japan and Korea, 21 May
• 17th Commonwealth Games, Manchester, 16 July
• 150th Anniversary of Great Ormond Street
  Great Ormond Street Hospital
  Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a children's hospital located in London, United Kingdom...
  
   Children's Hospital, 20 August
• Bridges of London, 10 September
• Astronomy Sheet, 24 September
• 150th Anniversary of the First Pillar Box, 8 October
• Christmas 2002, 5 November
• 50th Anniversary of Wilding Definitives sheet, 5 December

2003

• Birds of Prey, 14 January
• Greetings Stamps "Occasions", 4 February
• 50th Anniversary of Discovery of DNA
  DNA
  Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
  
  , 25 February
• Fruit and Vegetables, 25 March
• Overseas Booklet Stamps, 27 March
• Extreme Endeavours (British Explorers), 29 April
• 50th Anniversary of Coronation
  Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the ceremony in which the newly ascended monarch, Elizabeth II, was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, and Pakistan, as well as taking on the role of Head of the Commonwealth...
  
  , 2 June
• 21st Birthday of Prince William of Wales, 17 June
• A British Journey, Scotland, 15 July
• Europa, British Pub Signs, 12 August
• Classic Transport Toys, 18 September
• 250th Anniversary of the British Museum
  British Museum
  The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
  
  , 7 October
• Christmas 2003, 4 November
• England's Victory in Rugby World Cup
  Rugby World Cup
  The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
  
   sheet, 19 December

2004

• Classic locomotives, 13 January
• Occasions 2004, 3 February
• The Lord of the Rings
  The Lord of the Rings
  The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
  
  , 26 February
• Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
  
  , 16 March
• Entente Cordiale
  Entente Cordiale
  The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente Cordiale marked the end of almost a millennium of intermittent...
  
  , 6 April
• Ocean Liners, 13 April
• Royal Horticultural Society
  Royal Horticultural Society
  The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
  
  , 25 May
• Wales
  Wales
  Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
  
  , 5 June
• Royal Society of Arts
  Royal Society of Arts
  The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
  
  , 10 August
• Woodland Animals, 16 September
• Crimea
  Crimea
  Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
  
  , 12 October
• Christmas 2004, 2 November

2005

• Farm Animals, 11 January
• South West England
  South West England
  South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
  
  , 8 February
• Jane Eyre
  Jane Eyre
  Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York...
  
  , 24 February
• Magic
  Magic (illusion)
  Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
  
  !, 15 March
• Castle series Definitives, 22 March
• World Heritage Sites, 21 April
• Trooping the Colour
  Trooping the Colour
  Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by regiments of the British and the Commonwealth armies. It has been a tradition of British infantry regiments since the 17th century, although the roots go back much earlier. On battlefields, a regiment's colours, or flags, were used as rallying points...
  
  , 7 June
• Motorcycles, 19 July
• A Celebration of Food, 23 August
• Classic ITV
  ITV
  ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
  
  , 15 September
• Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
  
  , 18 October
• Christmas 2005, 1 November

2006

• Animal Tales, 10 January
• England, 7 February
• Brunel
  Brunel (British Postage Stamps)
  This set of six stamps was issued by the Royal Mail on 23 February 2006. It was the third set of British commemorative stamps issued in 2006. A major issue, a variety of formats were launched- as well as the usual products of mint stamps, presentation packs, stamps cards and first day cover, the...
  
  , 23 February
• Opening of the Welsh Assembly Building
  Welsh assembly building (British Postage Stamps)
  The Royal Mail celebrated the opening of the new Welsh Assembly building with a new miniature sheet. The building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006 .-Stamp Details:...
  
  , 1 March
• Ice Age Animals
  Ice-age animals (British Postage Stamps)
  This set of five stamps was issued by the Royal Mail on 21 March 2006. It was the fourth set of British commemorative stamps issued in 2006...
  
  , 21 March
• Definitives and country stamps for new postage rates
  2006 Definitives (British Postage Stamps)
  Four new Machin definitive stamps were released on 28 March 2006. The values are 37p and 44p ; and 49p and 72p, which are new values....
  
  , 28 March
• Her Majesty The Queen's 80th Birthday, 18 April
• World Cup
  FIFA World Cup
  The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
  
   Winners, 6 June
• Modern Architecture, 20 June
• National Portrait Gallery, 18 July
• Three Kings, 31 August
• Victoria Cross
  Victoria Cross
  The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
  
  , 21 September
• Sounds of Britain, 3 October
• Christmas 2006, 7 November
• Lest We Forget, 9 November

2007

• The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
  , 9 January
• Sea Life, 1 February
• The Sky at Night
  The Sky at Night
  The Sky at Night is a monthly documentary television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. The show has had the same permanent presenter, Sir Patrick Moore, from its first airing on 24 April 1957, making it the longest-running programme with the same presenter in television history.The...
  
  , 13 February
• World of Invention, 1 March
• Abolition of the Slave Trade, 22 March
• Endangered Species - Birds, 10 April
• Celebrating England
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
  , 23 April
• Beside the Seaside, 15 May
• 40th Anniversary of the Machin
  Machin series
  The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series....
  
  , 5 June
• Grand Prix
  British Grand Prix
  The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire...
  
  , 3 July
• Scouts
  Scouting
  Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
  
  , 26 July
• British Army Uniforms, 20 September
• The Queen's 60th Wedding Anniversary, 16 October
• Christmas, 6 November
• Lest We Forget, 8 November

2008

• James Bond Centenary of Birth of Ian Fleming (6 stamps + Prestige Book) 8 January
• LOVE (Booklet) 15 January
• Working Dogs Centenary (6 stamps) 5 February
• Kings & Queens (Part 1) (Houses of Lancaster and York) (6 stamps + MS) 28 February
• Greetings Booklet 28 February
• Celebrating Northern Ireland (MS) and Glorious N.Ireland (Smilers sheet) 11 March
• Mayday - Rescue at Sea (6 stamps) 13 March
• New Machin definitives & Country stamps for new postage rates 1 April
• Territorial Army Centenary (Commemorative Sheet) 1 April
• Insects 'Action for Species' 2 (10 stamps) 15 April
• Cathedrals 300th anniversary of completion of St Paul’s Cathedral: (6 stamps + MS) 13 May
• Retail booklet - Summer holidays. 13 May
• Classic Films "Carry on" and "Hammer" Films anniversaries (6 stamps) 10 June
• London 1908 Olympics (Commemorative Sheet) 23 June
• Airshows (6 stamps)17 July
• Beijing Expo (Smilers Sheet) August
• Olympics Handover - 2008 Beijing Olympics (MS) 26 August
• British RAF Uniforms - (6 stamps + Prestige Book) 18 September
• Country Definitives - 50th anniversary. (MS of 9 stamps + Prestige Book) 29 September
• Glorious UK (Smilers sheet) 29 September
• Women of Distinction (6 stamps) 14 October
• Christmas - Pantomime (6 stamps + MS + Smilers)4 November
• Lest We Forget - 90th anniversary of end of the First World War (MS) 6 November

2009

• Design Classics (10 stamps + Prestige Book + Smilers + Self Adhesive retail books released in February, April and September) 13 January
• 250th Anniversary Birth of Robert Burns (MS) 22 January
• 200th Anniversary Birth of Charles Darwin (6 stamps + MS + Prestige Book)12 February
• Celebrating Wales (MS) 26 February
• Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution (8 stamps) 17 March
• New Machin Definitives and Country Stamps for new postage rates April
• Kings & Queens Part 2 (Tudors) (6 stamps +MS ) 21 April
• Endangered Plants & 250th Anniversary of Kew Gardens (10 stamps + MS) 19 May
• Treasure of the Archive (Prestige Book) May
• Mythical Creatures (6 stamps) 16 June
• Olympic Disciplines (10 stamps) July
• Postboxes (MS) 18 August
• Fire Brigade (6 stamps) 1 September
• Royal Navy Uniforms (6 stamp + Prestige Book) 17 September
• Eminent Britons (10 stamps) 8 October
• Olympic & Paralympic Games (20 stamps) 22 October
• Christmas - The Nativity Story as depicted on church stained glass (7 stamps + MS + Smilers) 3 November

2010

• Classic Album Covers, 7 January
• Girl Guiding, 2 February
• The Royal Society
  Royal Society
  The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
  
  , 25 February
• 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:...
  
  , 11 March
• Kings and Queens - The Stewarts, 23 March
• Mammals, 13 April
• King George V sheet, 6 May
• Festival of Stamps sheet, 8 May
• London 2010 sheet, 8 May
• Britain Alone, 13 May
• The Stuarts, 15 June
• Olympic Games, 27 July
• Great British Railways, 19 August
• Winnie the Pooh, 12 October
• Wallace & Grommit X-mas, MS, Generic Smiler 2 November

2011

• Classic Children's Television, 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"....
  
   - set of 6 & lenticular miniature sheet and Thunderbirds Retail Booklet - 11 January
• Pictorial Faststamps, Birds II - Garden Birds 2 – 24 January
• Classic Locomotives of England, Minisheet – 1st Feb
• Indipex Stamp Exhibition Generic Smilers Sheet - 20 x Union flag, 10x labels incl 1969 Gandhi stamp.-12th Feb
• West End Stage Musicals set of 6 -24th Feb
• Retail Booklet: British Heart Foundation
  British Heart Foundation
  The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in Britain that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans.-Foundation:...
  
   50th Anniv: has Medical Breakthroughs Beta-Blockers 1st stamp 24th Feb
• Magical Realms - including Discworld
  Discworld
  Discworld is a comic fantasy book series by English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently parody, or at least take inspiration from, J. R. R....
  
  , Narnia, Harry Potter
  Harry Potter
  Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
  
  , King Arthur
  King Arthur
  King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
  
  : set of 8 – 8 March
• 50th Anniv World Wide Fund for Nature
  World Wide Fund for Nature
  The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
  
   - set of 10, MS & Prestige Booklet -22 March
• Commemorative Sheet 50th anniversary of Jaguar E-type
  Jaguar E-type
  The Jaguar E-Type or XK-E is a British automobile, manufactured by Jaguar between 1961 and 1975. Its combination of good looks, high performance, and competitive pricing established the marque as an icon of 1960s motoring...
  
   -30 March
• 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...
  
   50th Anniversary set of 6 + Minisheet 12 April
• Royal Wedding - miniature sheet of 4 stamps.- 21 April
• William Morris
  William Morris
  William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
  
   & Co 150th Anniversary set of 6 + Prestige Booklet – 5 May
• Pictorial Faststamps, Water Birds
  Water Birds
  Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. It won an Academy Award in 1953 for Best Short Subject . The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries...
  
   3 - Mallard, Mute Swan, Kingfisher, Moorhen, Greylag Goose and Great Crested Grebe -19 May
• Rev Wilbert Awdry Birth Cent. (author, Thomas the Tank Engine stories) Set of 6, Minisheet and booklet -14 June
• The Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
  
  's 90th Birthday Commemorative Sheet – 14 June
• Olympics/Paralympics III - and retail booklet 5, a Commemorative Sheet and a Composite Sheet/30 stamps -27 June
• Phila'nippon 11, Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  , Exhibition Generic Smilers Sheet.-28 July
• The Crown Jewels
  Crown jewels
  Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They may include crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, and other objects...
  
   set of 8. -23 August
• Classic Locomotive
  Locomotive
  A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
  
  s of England retail booklet 23 August
• World's First Scheduled Airmail, Windsor - Minisheet and Prestige stamp book – 9 September
• Arnold Machin
  Arnold Machin
  Arnold Machin O.B.E, R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.Machin was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1911. He started work at the age of 14 as an apprentice china painter at the Minton Pottery. During the Depression he learnt to sculpt at Stoke-on-Trent's Art School, which was...
  
   Birth Centenary miniature sheet -14 September
• Kings & Queens, 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...
  
  , set of 6 + Minisheet – 15 September
• Olympics/Paralympics retail booklet 6 -15 September
• 350th Anniv of the Postmark - Generic Smilers Sheet -15 September
• Pictorial Faststamps, Birds 4 - Sea birds. 16 September
• A-Z of the United Kingdom (part 1 - 12 stamps, A-L) -13 October
• Retail booklets: 6 x 1st with 2012 Stamp Calendar on inside cover. 12 x 2nd, 12 x 1st, 4 x 2nd Large, 4 x 1st *Large all with Forest Stewardship Council
  Forest Stewardship Council
  The Forest Stewardship Council is an international not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world’s forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, independent certification and labeling of forest products...
  
   logo 25 October
• Christmas
  Christmas
  Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
  
   400th Anniv. of the King James Version of the Bible
  King James Version of the Bible
  The Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Version, King James Bible or KJV, is an English translation of the Christian Bible by the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611...
  
   - set of 7, MS, Smilers Sheet, Stamp booklets -8th Nov

2012

• 5 January - Olympic and Paralympic Games Definitive Stamps
• 10 January - Roald Dahl
  Roald Dahl
  Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
  
  
• 20 January - Year Of The Dragon Generic Smilers Sheet
• 2 February - The House of Windsor (Kings and Queens 6) Set and MS
• 6 February - HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee definitive + MS
• 23 February - Britons of Distinction
• 24 February - Fast Stamps -Agriculture
• 8 March - Classic Locomotives of Scotland MS
• 20 March - World of Children's Comics
• 10 April - A-Z of the UK, part 2 (14 stamps)
• 15 May - Design Classics, Fashion
• 31 May - HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
• 19 June - Charles Dickens
  Charles Dickens
  Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
  
  
• 27 July - Olympic Games (Welcome)
• July–August - GB Gold medal winners - as they happen!
• 29 August - Paralympic Games (Welcome)
• 27 September - Olympic and Paralympic Games (Memories)
• 16 October - World of Dinosaurs
• 30 October - Space Science
• 8 November - Christmas 2012

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain
  Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain
  Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain surveys postal history from the United Kingdom and the postage stamps issued by that country and its various historical territories until the present day....
  
  
• Regional postage stamps of Great Britain
• 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
• Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019
  Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019
  This is a list of Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019-Other decades:* Great Britain commemorative stamps 1924–1969* Great Britain commemorative stamps 1970–1979* Great Britain commemorative stamps 1980–1989...