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Jan. 14, The Vicar of Dibley. Se-tenant pair of second-class (85p) stamps, Alice and Hugo’s Wedding (Scott 4589), Geraldine and David (4590), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £1 stamps, Frank and Owen (4591), Jim (4592), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of first-class (£1.65) stamps, Alice and Geraldine (4593), Geraldine (4594), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £2.80 stamps, Letitia and Geraldine (4595), Geraldine and Dame Darcey Bussell (4596), in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet (4597) with four first-class stamps, Owen and Geraldine, Hugo and David, Frank, Letitia and Jim; pane of 10 stamps with 10 se-tenant labels (4598). Linn’s, Feb. 3, page 8.
Jan. 30, Royal Armouries. Se-tenant pair of second-class (85p) stamps, 1520: Foot combat armor, 1520 (Scott 4599), Alexander armor, 1607-08 (4600), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £1 stamps, Boy’s armor, c.1615 (4601), Horned helmet, 1511-14 (4602), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of first-class (£1.65) stamps, Field and tournament armor, 1540 (4603), Gilt armor, c.1612 (4604), in sheets of 60; se-tenant pair of £2 .80 stamps, Harquebusier’s armor, 1686 (4605), Tonlet armor, 1520 (4606) in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet (4607) with four first-class stamps, Ming dynasty sword and scabbard, c.1420, Flintlock gun by Simpson of York, c.1738, Edo period Japanese helmet, c.1680, European sword c.1365-1432; prestige stamp booklet (BK1250), includes the stamps from this issue, plus a pane of two 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. Five se-tenant nondenominated second-class (85p) stamps, fox, blackbird, common frog, blue tit, and badger, in sheets of 50; five se-tenant nondenominated first-class (£1.65) stamps, smooth newt, hedgehog, robin, buff-tailed bumblebee, and garden snail, in sheets of 50; sheet of 10 stamps and 10 labels. Linn’s, March 31, page 12.
March 27, Myths and Legends. Eight nondenominated first-class (£1.65) stamps in two se-tenant strips of four, first strip, Beowulf and Grendel, Blodeuwedd, Loch Ness Monster, Cornish Piskies, in sheets of 48; second strip, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Black Shuck, Grindylow, Selkie, in sheets of 48. Linn’s, April 14, page 12.
March 27, King Charles III definitives. Three stamps, £3.20 spruce green, £3.50 wood brown, £4.30 bright blue. Linn’s, April 14, page 13.
May 1, Valour and Victory: Stories of the Second World War.
May 22, The Chronicles of Narnia.
June 12, Royal Observatory Greenwich.
July 3, Mushrooms.
July 24, Peanuts.
Aug. 14, Monty Python.
Sept. 11, Ducks.
Sept. 25, Steam Locomotives.
Oct. 16, Monopoly.
Nov. 4, Christmas.
Nov. 27, ?
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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