1203) "Video Games" - Great Britain: A set of 8 Postage Stamps brought out by Royal Mail U.K. featuring Elite (1984) , Dizzy (1987), Populous (1989), Lemmings (1991) , Micro Machines (1991), Sensible Soccer (1992), Wipeout (1995), Worms (1995) and 2 Miniature sheets on "Tomb Raider - Lara Croft": Date of Stamp set issue: 21.01.2020:
This Stamp Set released by the Royal Mail, UK, contains two Tomb Raider Miniature Sheet First Class Stamps and four First Class definitives titled "Video Games".
The Presentation Pack - titled "VIDEO GAMES".
A Sheet of the 8 stamps issued in the set.
A First Day Cover (FDC) titled "Video Games" contains all the eight stamps issued in the set. The special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is dated "21.01.2020".
Two Miniature Sheets (MS) containing stamps issued on the Video Game titled "Tomb Raider - featuring Lara Croft".
A First Day Cover (FDC) titled "Video Games" showing a Cancelled Miniature Sheet (MS) titled Tomb Raider". The Special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is dated - "21.01.2020".
The stamp set titled "Video Games" includes:
Elite (1984):
Originally created in 1984 by David Braben and Ian Bell for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron home computers, but released on all popular platforms of that era shortly thereafter.
Elite is a seminal 3D space-trading, combat simulator in which the player travels the galaxy in se4arch of action, adventure and profit.
Starting out with a basic spaceship and a 100 credit balance in the bank, the objective is to amass a financial fortune by engaging in activities such as - asteroid mining and the trading of goods from star system to star system, or more risky pursuits, such as - piracy, bounty hunting and military missions.
Success in any of these endeavours earns credits that the player can use to buy increasingly more powerful and sophisticated spaceships, enabling him/her to take up even more perilous adventures with the ultimate goal of reaching the game's top-most rank of - "ELITE".
Dizzy (1987):
Dizzy was the brain-child of very young coders - Andrew and Philip Oliver - better known to the gaming fraternity as the "Oliver Twins".
Dizzy is a whimsical platform game starring the titular character - an anthropomorphic egg. The objective of this very popular software is to guide Dizzy through the fairy-tale land of Katmandu and search for a variety of magical items which, when combined in a magic cauldron, can be used to defeat the evil wizard Zaks.
Dizzy's mission is impeded by a variety of fiendishly tricky riddles and object-oriented puzzles that he has to solve - all while avoiding the dangerous denizens that inhabit the game's many screens.
Dizzy is a notoriously difficult game but that did not stop it from becoming popular with players, when it was released by Codemasters in mid-1987 for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers.
Populous (1989):
"What would you do if you were a deity?" was a question posed by Populous' designer Peter Molyneux and his team at Bullfrog Productions when they created the first-ever "God-game" in 1989.
Players of this highly original piece of software assume the mantle of a divine being charged with overseeing the health and well-being of their followers.
To this end, the player uses his/her supreme powers to cultivate the land so that the followers can prosper, growing in strength and numbers to eventually overcome their enemy - another group of followers who have their own god looking out for them.
The players can unleash earthquakes, swamps and floods on the enemy to set back their development - but the opposing god can do likewise, resulting in an apocalyptic battle, where there can be only one victor.
Lemmings (1991):
The product of a Commodore Amiga Deluxe Paint animation experiment, Lemmings was created by DMA Design's Mike Dailly and David Jones. The action-puzzle game, which plays out over a number of increasingly difficult screens, requires the player to safely guide a group of lemmings to the clearly marked exit.
Each lemming continually walks in the direction it is facing, meaning that it will unwittingly stroll into any hazard in its pathy - of which there are many - from precipitous drops to pats of fire.
To prevent that from happening, the player assigns different skills to the lemmings, such as, a blocker that will make other lemmings turn around, climbers that will create steps over hazards or diggers that can burrow through the landscape. All must be used together to create a safe route for the lemmings to reach the exit, in order to move onto the next, more challenging level.
Micro Machines (1991):
Initially conceived in 1989, as an original racing title called "California Buggy Boys", Codemasters subsequently struck a deal with US toymaker Galoob in 1990, to licence its popular Micro Machinestoy-car line and turn the game into a fully endorsed product.
The result was an absolutely terrific viewed-from-above racing game that met with a rapturous critical reception when it was released the following year.
The game's objective is simple - players take control of a miniature car and race against computer controlled opponents to be first past the finishing post. The action is fast and furious, taking place on tracks in a variety of house-hold settings, such as on a breakfast table, a pool table and in a tree house. However, each course is packed with many humourous hazards, making the racing both challenging and fun. 1.55 Pounds
Sensible Soccer (1992):
Football video games have been consistently popular since the start of the computer age. Initially simple in nature, these games grew in graphical and gameplay complexity throughout the1980s until in 1992, Sensible Software created what many believed was one of the finest digital iterations of the sport.
Featuring a zoomed-out, top-down view of the field, Sensible Soccer incorporates an innovative and highly responsi9ve control scheme that delivers slick and smooth football action.The highlight of the game is the player's ability to bend and lift the ball after they kick it, resulting in spectacular banana shots and inch-perfect curled passes.
With its fiercely competitive gameplay between two players, Sensible Soccer was an instant hit and cont9inues to be seen as the classic arcade-style football game.
Wipeout (1995):
Take a trip to 2052 and compete in the F3600 Anti-Gravity League in this phenomenal racing game. Developed in Liverpool at Sony Psygnosis's offices, Wipeout features a fleet of super-fast floating rocket-like craft that players use to race along tight, twisting tracks that wend their way through a series of futuristic city-scapes.
The action is highly competitive, even more so when one considers that participants can pick up a variety of weapons such as missiles, bombs and mines to use offensively against their fellow competitors.
As well as featuring excellent racing action, Wipeout boasts of one of the first fully licensed gaming sound-tracks, headlined by leading electronic dance music artists of the mid-1990s, such as The Chemical Brothers, Orbital and Leftfield. Added to that notable visual touches created by the well known graphic company - The designers Republic, which made the game great looking, have great sounds and play brilliantly.
Worms (1995):
Created by Andy Davidson, Worms started ourt as a home-made entry for a magazine's programming contest. The game did not win the competition, but was signed up by Team 17, a few months later, sfter Davidson showed it to representatives of the long-running British software publisher at a computer trade show.
The game is very simple, but highly addictive. It tasks the player to take control of a squad of armed worms and use them to eliminate an opposing group of worms situated on the other side of the screen. Each worm is equipped with over 20 different weapons and tools, all of which have their own unique functionalities.
It is up to the player to decide how best to use these items to destroy the opposing army of worms, which adds an element of puzzling to the artillery oriented action. With its cartoon-like graphics and amusing sound effects, Worms is a highly original game that proved very popular during the mid-1990s.
The technical specifications of this stamp issue are:
Issuer: Royal Mail, UK
Printer: International Security Printers
Process: Lithography, PVA Gum, phosphor, bars as appropriate to service
Stamp Denominations/Values: 2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x 1.55 Pounds, 2 x 1.60 Pounds
Stamp Sizes: 41.0 mm (height) x 30.0 mm (width)
Miniature Sheet Size: 115.0 mm x 89.0 mm; Miniature Sheets include two on "Tomb Raider".
A set of 13 Post Cards issued with the stamp set
The Stamp Booklet issued with the Set.
Dizzy (1987):
Dizzy is a whimsical platform game starring the titular character - an anthropomorphic egg. The objective of this very popular software is to guide Dizzy through the fairy-tale land of Katmandu and search for a variety of magical items which, when combined in a magic cauldron, can be used to defeat the evil wizard Zaks.
Dizzy's mission is impeded by a variety of fiendishly tricky riddles and object-oriented puzzles that he has to solve - all while avoiding the dangerous denizens that inhabit the game's many screens.
Dizzy is a notoriously difficult game but that did not stop it from becoming popular with players, when it was released by Codemasters in mid-1987 for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers.
Populous (1989):
Players of this highly original piece of software assume the mantle of a divine being charged with overseeing the health and well-being of their followers.
To this end, the player uses his/her supreme powers to cultivate the land so that the followers can prosper, growing in strength and numbers to eventually overcome their enemy - another group of followers who have their own god looking out for them.
The players can unleash earthquakes, swamps and floods on the enemy to set back their development - but the opposing god can do likewise, resulting in an apocalyptic battle, where there can be only one victor.
Lemmings (1991):
Each lemming continually walks in the direction it is facing, meaning that it will unwittingly stroll into any hazard in its pathy - of which there are many - from precipitous drops to pats of fire.
To prevent that from happening, the player assigns different skills to the lemmings, such as, a blocker that will make other lemmings turn around, climbers that will create steps over hazards or diggers that can burrow through the landscape. All must be used together to create a safe route for the lemmings to reach the exit, in order to move onto the next, more challenging level.
Micro Machines (1991):
The result was an absolutely terrific viewed-from-above racing game that met with a rapturous critical reception when it was released the following year.
The game's objective is simple - players take control of a miniature car and race against computer controlled opponents to be first past the finishing post. The action is fast and furious, taking place on tracks in a variety of house-hold settings, such as on a breakfast table, a pool table and in a tree house. However, each course is packed with many humourous hazards, making the racing both challenging and fun. 1.55 Pounds
Sensible Soccer (1992):
Featuring a zoomed-out, top-down view of the field, Sensible Soccer incorporates an innovative and highly responsi9ve control scheme that delivers slick and smooth football action.The highlight of the game is the player's ability to bend and lift the ball after they kick it, resulting in spectacular banana shots and inch-perfect curled passes.
With its fiercely competitive gameplay between two players, Sensible Soccer was an instant hit and cont9inues to be seen as the classic arcade-style football game.
Wipeout (1995):
The action is highly competitive, even more so when one considers that participants can pick up a variety of weapons such as missiles, bombs and mines to use offensively against their fellow competitors.
As well as featuring excellent racing action, Wipeout boasts of one of the first fully licensed gaming sound-tracks, headlined by leading electronic dance music artists of the mid-1990s, such as The Chemical Brothers, Orbital and Leftfield. Added to that notable visual touches created by the well known graphic company - The designers Republic, which made the game great looking, have great sounds and play brilliantly.
Worms (1995):
The game is very simple, but highly addictive. It tasks the player to take control of a squad of armed worms and use them to eliminate an opposing group of worms situated on the other side of the screen. Each worm is equipped with over 20 different weapons and tools, all of which have their own unique functionalities.
It is up to the player to decide how best to use these items to destroy the opposing army of worms, which adds an element of puzzling to the artillery oriented action. With its cartoon-like graphics and amusing sound effects, Worms is a highly original game that proved very popular during the mid-1990s.
The technical specifications of this stamp issue are:
Issuer: Royal Mail, UK
Printer: International Security Printers
Process: Lithography, PVA Gum, phosphor, bars as appropriate to service
Stamp Denominations/Values: 2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x 1.55 Pounds, 2 x 1.60 Pounds
Stamp Sizes: 41.0 mm (height) x 30.0 mm (width)
Miniature Sheet Size: 115.0 mm x 89.0 mm; Miniature Sheets include two on "Tomb Raider".
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Banknotes from Royal Bank of Scotland:
British Crown Dependencies:
1) Specimen Banknotes from the States of Jersey
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3) Currency & Coinage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
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2) Ireland: Women's right to Vote - 100th Year Anniversary : A Silver 15 Euro Proof Collector Coin issued by the Central Bank of Ireland on 27.11.2018
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4) Centenary of the "First Trans-Atlantic Aviation", Ireland: A 15 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the central Bank of Ireland and minted by the Royal Dutch Mint: Coin issue date: 10.07.2019
Northern Ireland Bank issues:
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1) A Ten Pounds Banknote issued on Charles Dickens (Writer) also depicting a cricket match from his novel "The Pickwick Papers"
2) A Ten Pound Banknote issued on Charles Darwin (English Naturalist) also depicting the HMS Beagle, Darwin's magnifying glass, a humming-bird & flora that he may have seen on his voyage.
3) A Five Pounds Banknote issued on George Stephenson (an Engineer) also depicting "Rocket" his Railway Locomotive and Skeene Bridge on the Stockton Darlington Railway (1825) - since withdrawn
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1) The Legend of King Bruce & the Spider on Banknotes
2) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote
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1) 20 Pounds Polymer Banknote, Bank of Scotland, featuring the iconic Forth Bridge: ii) A Commemorative 20 Pounds Polymer Banknote featuring the Queensferry Crossing Bridge
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18) The Minotaur: British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT):A Silver Double crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Second Coin in the Series titled :Mythical Creatures: issued by Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of BIOT on 15.06.2018
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21) "The Hydra": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High Relief Coin with Antique Finish: Third Coin in the Series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of BIOT on 07.08.2018
22) "Medusa The Gorgon": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Fourth Coin in the series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint UK on behalf of BIOT in 09/2018
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31) 200th Anniversary of John Keats' "Odes to a ....", Alderney Island: A set of six Postage stamps issued by Guernsey Post which brings out stamps on behalf of Alderney Island - 1) Ode on a Grecian Urn,(48p) 2) Ode on Indolence (65p), 3) Ode on Melancholy (66p), 4) Ode to a Nightingale (80p), 5) Ode to Psyche (90p), 6) Ode to Autumn (98 p): Stamp Set issue date: 24.07.2019
32) Isle of Mann: Celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of the Birth of Herman Melville, the author of the classic Moby Dick: A six Stamp Set issued on 22.07.2019
33) "Tatty Teddy" - "Me to You" Bears: Isle of Man Post Office is marketing a special edition of 200 Bears dressed as Santa along-with Tatty Teddy's own stamp and special envelope post-marked "21.11.2019"
20) Pegasus: British Virgin Islands: A gold Bullion Coin of $100 issued by Pobjoy Mint on belalf of British Virgin Islands in July 2018
21) "The Hydra": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High Relief Coin with Antique Finish: Third Coin in the Series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of BIOT on 07.08.2018
22) "Medusa The Gorgon": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Fourth Coin in the series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint UK on behalf of BIOT in 09/2018
23) "The Centaur": British Indian Ocean Territiory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High Relief Coin with Antique Finish: Fifth & Last Coin in the Series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint in Nov. 2018
24) South Atlantic Fauna Coins from Ascension Islands and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, British Overseas Territories (BOT): (Part 1) : A 2 Pounds Titanium % a 2 Pounds Uncirculated coins variant, feature the Macaroni Penguin issued on behalf of South Georgia & Sandwich Islands (2019), by the Pobjoy Mint, UK
24) South Atlantic Fauna Coins from Ascension Islands and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, British Overseas Territories (BOT): (Part 1) : A 2 Pounds Titanium % a 2 Pounds Uncirculated coins variant, feature the Macaroni Penguin issued on behalf of South Georgia & Sandwich Islands (2019), by the Pobjoy Mint, UK
25) South Atlantic Fauna Coins from Ascension Island and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, British Overseas Territories (BOT): (Part II): A 1 Pound Titanium Coin & a 1 Pound Uncirculated Coin variant, feature the Queen Triggerfish, issued on behalf of Ascension Island (2019) minted by the Pobjoy Mint, UK
26) Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands: A 2 Pounds Coin minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK, brought out on 26.02.2019 on behalf of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands in two variants - Silver and Cupro-nickel
27) Concorde, a Stamp set from Gibraltar, A British Overseas Territory (BOT): 50th Anniversary of the first Supersonic Passenger Carrying Airplane, jointly built by France and Great Britain: Stamp set issue date: 20.04.2019
28) Tristan da Cunha (BOT): A Wedgwood "Three Graces" Jasperware 5 Pound Coin: minted in 2018
29) 75th Anniversary of D-Day Landings: (The Battle of Normandy): i) A Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Stamp set of 4 stamps issued on 08.03.2019: ii) A Limited edition D-Day joint Commemorative issue by British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territory - Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar on 06.06.2019
30) Manannan, the First King of Isle of Man or Mann: A Silver 5 Pounds Coin brought out by the Isle of Man in collaboration with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich
31) 200th Anniversary of John Keats' "Odes to a ....", Alderney Island: A set of six Postage stamps issued by Guernsey Post which brings out stamps on behalf of Alderney Island - 1) Ode on a Grecian Urn,(48p) 2) Ode on Indolence (65p), 3) Ode on Melancholy (66p), 4) Ode to a Nightingale (80p), 5) Ode to Psyche (90p), 6) Ode to Autumn (98 p): Stamp Set issue date: 24.07.2019
32) Isle of Mann: Celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of the Birth of Herman Melville, the author of the classic Moby Dick: A six Stamp Set issued on 22.07.2019
33) "Tatty Teddy" - "Me to You" Bears: Isle of Man Post Office is marketing a special edition of 200 Bears dressed as Santa along-with Tatty Teddy's own stamp and special envelope post-marked "21.11.2019"
The Queen's Beasts Coin Series, UK issues:
Famous Battles:
1) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to St. Helena: (Part I): A One Crown Commemorative coin issued by the Ascension Island (minted by Pobjoy Mint UK) 2) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to st. Helena: (Part II) 1) A 5 GBP Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK. 2) A"Drie Landen Zilverset" ( ot the "Three Lands Silver set") containing coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint including coins of Netherlands, Belgium and UK
1) Gold Sovereigns issued in 2013 & 2014 by MMTC-PAMP in India under licence from the Royal Mint, UK, carrying the "I" Mint Mark
2) Gold Half-Sovereigns minted by MMTC-PAMP in India in 2014 under licence from the Royal Mint UK bearing the "I" Mint Mark
Silver Coins:
1) A 20 Pound Silver coin minted for the first timr by the royal Mint UK: reverse design carries the famous St. George slaying the dragon design found on Gold Sovereigns
British India Coinage:
1) East India Company Quarter Anna Copper Coin which is one of the first issues under the Coinage Act 1835
2) Victoria Coinage: When she was Queen and afterwards Empress
3) Edward VII: King & Emperor Coinage
4) George V King Emperor Coinage
5) George VI: The last of the British India Emperors Coinage
Other British Royalty:
1) Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (1952-2012): A Five Pound Commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK
2) Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953: A Five Pound Coin minted by the Royal Mint UK in 2013, depicting the Imperial State Crown
3) The Royal Coat of Arms of the UK: Great British 2012 Coin Set (Uncirculated) issued by the Royal Mint UK
4) Prince George's Christening Ceremony celebrated with coins issued by the Royal Mint UK in 2013
5) The British Empire: A Case of Numismatic "Segregation": (Guest Post by Rahul Kumar)
6) 1) The Portrait Collection: Various Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on Coinage 2) The Fourth & Final Circulating coinage of the Portrait designed by Ian Rank-Broadley and the First Edition of the portrait of the Queen made by Jody Clark
British Coinage:
6) The Tower of London Coin Series issued by the Royal Mint, UK: A Four Coin Series covering Four Five Pound Coins featuring - The Raven, The Crown Jewels, The Yeoman Warders and the Ceremony of the Keys (all coins dated 2019)
7) Royal Air Force (RAF), U.K. Centenary (1918-2018):A set of four 2 Pound coins issued by the Royal Mint UK depicting four iconic aircraft which have been inducted by the RAF at various points of time - Super-marine Spitfire, Vulcan, Sea King & Lightning II: Coin set issued in 2018
8) 50th Anniversary of the first issue of the iconic 7-sided 50 Pence Coins in the variants of Gold, Silver and Brilliant Uncirculated issued by the Royal Mint UK on 24.09.2019
7) Royal Air Force (RAF), U.K. Centenary (1918-2018):A set of four 2 Pound coins issued by the Royal Mint UK depicting four iconic aircraft which have been inducted by the RAF at various points of time - Super-marine Spitfire, Vulcan, Sea King & Lightning II: Coin set issued in 2018
8) 50th Anniversary of the first issue of the iconic 7-sided 50 Pence Coins in the variants of Gold, Silver and Brilliant Uncirculated issued by the Royal Mint UK on 24.09.2019
Commemorative British Coinage:
1) Commemorating the Bicentenary of Charles Dickens: A Two pound coin celebrating his literary contributions during the Victorian Era
2) Commemorating 50 Years of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - presently called the World Wide Fund for Nature by issue of a Fifty Pence coin by the Royal Mint, UK
3) Coins commemorating London Olympics & Paralympics (2012)
The Queen's Beasts Coin Series, UK issues:
Links: Postage Stamps:
12) Owls: A set of 10 Stamps depicting five Owls - Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Little Owl (Athene noctua), Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), Short eared Owl (Asio flammeus) and Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) issued by the Royal Mail Uk on 11.05.2018
13) Reintroduced Species: A set of six stamps issued by the Royal Mail, UK depicting UK's successfully restored wildlife including the Osprey, Eurasian Beaver, Pool Frog, Sand Lizard, Large Blue Butterfly and Stinking Hawk's-beard species on 17.04.2018
14) World Post Day Limited Edition of 500 Commemorative Covers, Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory (BOT): Special Cover issue date:n 09.10.2019
15) Forests, Royal Mail, U.K.: Centenary of the Forestry Commission (1919-2019): A set of six stamps issued by the Royal Mail, UK depicting six well-known forests across the U.K. - i) Glen Affric Inverness-shire, Scotland; ii) Westonbirt Gloucestershire, England; iii) Sherwood Forest; iv) Coed y Brenin Gwynedd, Wales; v) Glenriff Forest Country Antrim, Northern Ireland; vi) Kielder Forest Northumberland, England: Stamp set issue date:13.08.2019
17) 150th Anniversary (Sesquicentenary) of The Royal Philatelic Society London: A Limited Edition Commemorative Cover (500 Editions) brought outby the Gibraltar Post on 21.10.2019
18) "The Christmas story", Alderney, A British Crown Dependency (BCD): Alderney Post in association with Guernsey Post has issued this set of seven stamps, designs for which have been made through paper-cutting art: Date of issue: 30.10.2019
13) Reintroduced Species: A set of six stamps issued by the Royal Mail, UK depicting UK's successfully restored wildlife including the Osprey, Eurasian Beaver, Pool Frog, Sand Lizard, Large Blue Butterfly and Stinking Hawk's-beard species on 17.04.2018
14) World Post Day Limited Edition of 500 Commemorative Covers, Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory (BOT): Special Cover issue date:n 09.10.2019
15) Forests, Royal Mail, U.K.: Centenary of the Forestry Commission (1919-2019): A set of six stamps issued by the Royal Mail, UK depicting six well-known forests across the U.K. - i) Glen Affric Inverness-shire, Scotland; ii) Westonbirt Gloucestershire, England; iii) Sherwood Forest; iv) Coed y Brenin Gwynedd, Wales; v) Glenriff Forest Country Antrim, Northern Ireland; vi) Kielder Forest Northumberland, England: Stamp set issue date:13.08.2019
18) "The Christmas story", Alderney, A British Crown Dependency (BCD): Alderney Post in association with Guernsey Post has issued this set of seven stamps, designs for which have been made through paper-cutting art: Date of issue: 30.10.2019
22) The Penny Black Stamp (UK), Gibraltar: 180th Anniversary milestone celebrated with the issue of unique "Pearl Black" finish 50 Pence coins in Gold, Silver and Cupro-Nickel minted by the Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of the Treasury of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory (BOT): Coin issue date: 03.12.2019
23) "Video Games" - Great Britain: A set of 8 Postage stamps brought out by the Royal Mail U.K. featuring Elite (1984), Dizzy (1987), Populous (1989), Lemmings (1991), Micro Machines (1991), Sensible Soccer (1992), Wipeout (1995), Worms (1995) and 2 Miniature Sheets on "Tomb Raider - Lara Croft": Date of Stamp set issue : 21.01.2020
23) "Video Games" - Great Britain: A set of 8 Postage stamps brought out by the Royal Mail U.K. featuring Elite (1984), Dizzy (1987), Populous (1989), Lemmings (1991), Micro Machines (1991), Sensible Soccer (1992), Wipeout (1995), Worms (1995) and 2 Miniature Sheets on "Tomb Raider - Lara Croft": Date of Stamp set issue : 21.01.2020
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