1952-present Queen Elizabeth II stamps
Discover more about the many British stamps issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, from the famous Machin definitive stamp design, through to the pictorial designs which saw the QEII portrait move aside to accommodate other British subjects. For regular opinion, advice and information on QEII stamps don't miss Stamp & Coin Martmagazine.
A few sporting successes on British stamps
Paul Brittain looks at British sporting triumphs celebrated on British stamps and reflects on the unfulfilled optimism…
03 April 2018
Court of Honour at Autumn Stampex 2017: The Forrester Collection of Queen…
To celebrate the Autumn Show the Philatelic Traders Society has invited Forrester to showcase The Forrester Collection…
25 July 2017
Collecting GB stamps – the story behind the 13p 150th Anniversary of…
Discover how WPC Marion Jones and her horse Yolande came to be depicted on a 13p British stamp in 1979
26 June 2017
The first GB regionals of 1958
Two Channel Islands stamps, issued for just a few months in 1948, would eventually pave the way for Britain’s first…
17 March 2017
Stamp collecting guide: The call for British stamps to honour Scottish poet…
Despite honouring William Shakespeare in 1964, calls for a stamp to mark the 200th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert…
10 November 2015
Stamp collecting guide - Rugby World Cup and Rugby Union on stamps
Alastair Gunn presents a stamp collecting guide to rugby stamps ahead of the Rugby Union World Cup, which is to be held…
05 August 2015
Royal Mail stamps - Glasgow Commonwealth Games stamps
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games were the biggest ever multi-sports event hosted by Scotland and were marked by Royal Mail…
01 August 2014
Royal Mail's World War One stamps
This month marks the start of a major six-year World War One stamp issue in which Royal Mail pays tribute to the…
15 July 2014
Interview with Tony Benn and stamp designer David Gentlemen
Former Postmaster General Tony Benn helped to change British stamps forever. We look back on an exclusive Stamp & Coin…
14 March 2014