17 April 2018
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Eurasian Beaver
Royal Mail celebrates the successful reintroduction of six UK species into their former habitats, paying tribute to the expertise of conservationists and scientists who are helping to reverse the loss of our native plants and animals.
Royal Mail celebrates the successful reintroduction of six UK species into their former habitats, paying tribute to the expertise of conservationists and scientists who are helping to reverse the loss of our native plants and animals.
Six new stamps featuring the work of wildlife artist Tanya Lock spotlight formerly extinct species which can now once more call the UK their home:
- Osprey
- Large Blue Butterfly
- Eurasian Beaver
- Pool Frog
- Stinking Hawk’s-beard
- Sand Lizard
With the exception of the large Blue Butterfly, this is the first time that these species have been featured on British stamps; the Blue Butterfly was part of a 2008 Endangered Species: Insects issue.
Stamp details – Reintroduced Species
Issue date: 17 April 2018
Design: Godfrey Design
Illustrations: Tanya Lock
Stamp size: 35mm x 35mm
Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5
Printer: International Security Printers
Print process: Lithography
Phosphor: Bars as appropriate
Gum: PVA
1st – Osprey
1st – Large Blue Butterfly
£1.45 – Eurasian Beaver
£1.45 – Pool Frog
£1.55 – Stinking Hawk’s-beard
£1.55 – Sand Lizard
Note: the values above were correct at the time of going to press.
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