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2025 Great Britain Stamp Program

Jan. 14, The Vicar of Dibley. Se-tenant pair of second-class (85p) stamps, Alice and Hugo’s Wedding, Geraldine and David, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of first-class (£1.65) stamps, Alice and Geraldine, Geraldine, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £1 stamps, Frank and Owen, Jim, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £2 .80 stamps, Letitia and Geraldine, Geraldine and Dame Darcey Bussell, in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps, Owen and Geraldine, Hugo and David, Frank, Letitia and Jim; pane of 10 stamps with 10 se-tenant labels. Linn’s, Feb. 3, page 8.
Jan. 30, Royal Armouries. Se-tenant pair of second-class (85p) stamps, 1520: Foot combat armour, King Henry VIII, 1607-08: Alexander armour, Prince Henry and King Charles I, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of first-class (£1.65) stamps, 1540: Field and tournament armour, King Henry VIII, c.1612: Gilt armour, Prince Henry and King Charles I, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £1 stamps, c.1615: Boy’s armour, King Charles I and Charles II, 1511-14: Horned helmet, King Henry VII, in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £2 .80 stamps, 1686: Harquebusier’s armour, King James II, 1520: Tonlet armour, King Henry VIII, in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps, c.1420: Sword and scabbard, Ming dynasty, c.1738: Flintlock gun by Simpson of York, c.1680: Japanese helmet, Edo period, c.1365-1432: European sword; prestige stamp booklet, includes the stamps from this issue, plus a pane of four King Charles III definitives, two 50p and two £1 stamps. Linn’s, Feb. 17, page 10.
Feb. 18, AC/DC. Two se-tenant pairs of nondenominated first-class (£1.65) stamps showing concert photos, London, 1976; Melbourne, Australia, 2015; in sheets of 60; Chicago, 1979; Indio, California, 2023; in sheets of 60; two se-tenant pairs of £2 stamps, London, 1990; London, 1986; in sheets of 60; London, 2009; Boston, 1978; in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps showing album covers, High Voltage, Highway to Hell, Back in Black, Power Up; booklet of four first-class Back in Black stamps; prestige stamp booklet, includes the stamps from this issue, plus a pane of four King Charles III definitives, a 5p, 50p, £1 and first-class stamp; pane of eight stamps with eight se-tenant labels. Linn’s, March 3, page 8.
March 11, Garden Wildlife.
April 15, Myths and Legends.
May 1, Valour and Victory: Stories of the Second World War.
May 22, The Chronicles of Narnia.
June 12, Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Details of each issue listed in this program are given in the cited issues of Linn’s. Stamps are self-adhesive unless otherwise noted.
PURCHASING GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS
Great Britain’s stamps and first-day covers are available at the Royal Mail website (www.royalmail.com/shop), and by mail order from Royal Mail, Tallents House, 21 S. Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9PB, Scotland.
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