How the Royal Mail’s David Bowie stamps were designed – before being sent into space
Royal Mail’s in-house team has worked with a Studio Dempsey template to create the stamps, while Supple Studio worked on an associated presentation pack.
Isle of Man Birds stamps, by Matt Sewell
Graffiti artist and illustrator Matt Sewell has launched a range of colourful bird themed stamps. The stamps feature watercolour illustrations of a variety of birds including the Blue Tit, Puffin,
Royal Mail reveals prehistoric-themed stamps
The stamp collection – designed by True North and with illustrations by artist Rebecca Strickson – features famous British prehistoric sites and artefacts.
Royal Mail celebrates 50 years of Christmas stamps
We round up our favourite stamp designs from the past five decades, including Quentin Blake’s interpretation of A Christmas Carol and a festive illustrated robin.
Royal Mail reveals festive-themed stamps
The collection has been designed by The Chase, featuring illustrations of Christmas traditions by Helen Musselwhite.
Studio Sutherl& designs murder mystery stamps for Royal Mail
Everything from heat sensitive inks and microtext to negative space have been used to help people solve the mysteries of classic Christie novels.
New Royal Mail stamps designed to commemorate Great Fire of London
Designed by The Chase and illustrated by John Higgins, the set of six stamps depicts the key events surrounding the fire.
Royal Mail releases set of stamps celebrating the work of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Robert Maude and Sarah Davies have designed the stamps to mark the 300th anniversary of the artist and landscape gardener’s birth.
Aardman 40th birthday stamps, by The Isle of Man Post Office
The Isle of Man Post Office has designed a set of stamps celebrating the 40th birthday of animation studio Aardman . The likes of Wallace and Gromit, Sean the Sheep
Royal Mail releases special stamps to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday
The Royal Mail, in collaboration with designers Kate Stephens, Supple Studio and Jessica Hische, has released some photography-based stamps commemorating HM the Queen’s life so far.
New Shakespeare stamps feature quotes from The Bard
The stamps, designed by The Chase, “celebrate the power of his language, which continues to influence us every day”.
How this year’s Royal Mail Christmas stamps were designed
We speak to designer David Hillman about how he worked with illustrator David Holmes to create the Royal Mail’s nativity stamps.
A book and a pack of this year’s Royal Mail stamps
Purpose has designed the Royal Mail Yearbook while Supple Studio has created the Year Pack. Both feature all of this year’s special stamp issues.
Bosh! Tough-tackling Rugby World Cup stamps from Hat-trick Design
The stamps, illustrated by Geoff Appleton, aim to “show off the raw energy of rugby union”.
Royal Mail reveals out of this world Star Wars stamps
Consultancies Interabang and GBH have used the force to create 18 special Royal Mail stamps, to mark the release of the new Star Wars film.
Royal Mail bee stamps designed to raise awareness of species
Anna Ekelund Creative has designed six stamps showing different species and Interabang has designed a mini sheet of four, which tells the story of the honey bee.
Jersey Post Battle of Britain stamps, by Hat-trick Design
Hat-trick Design has created a new set of stamps for the Jersey Post commemorating the 75th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. The stamps follow a previous Hat-trick-designed set
How Royal Mail’s Waterloo stamps were designed
Silk Pearce and Webb & Webb have designed a set of ten stamps which depict key battle moments in Waterloo through 19th Century paintings and original paintings.
Royal Mail Magna Carta stamps celebrate declarations of rights
The stamps – designed by Howard Brown – feature texts from key bills and declarations from around the world.
Royal Mail releases Comedy Greats stamps
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GBH captures Britain’s bridges on new Royal Mail stamps
The set of ten stamps show the engineering evolution of UK bridges and have been shot from “the perfect three quarter perspective”.
Royal Mail launches inventors’ stamps
GBH has designed the set of eight special stamps, which illustrate ten significant British inventions of the last 100 years.
Royal Mail’s Alice in Wonderland stamps
Royal Mail has launched a set of Alice in Wonderland-themed special stamps to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the story’s publication.
Special stamps: 50 years of Royal Mail designs
In 1965, then-postmaster general Tony Benn asked designer David Gentleman to create new illustrations that would modernise stamp design. Fifty years on, the Royal Mail has 2,663 special stamps to
True North designs festive stamps for Royal Mail
True North has designed the Royal Mail’s 2014 Christmas stamps, which feature scenes of festive family traditions.
Why Not Associates designs seaside stamps
Why Not Associates is behind the design of the Royal Mail’s new set of stamps, celebrating the UK’s piers and seaside architecture.
Together designs Prime Minister stamps
Together Design is behind the design of a set of eight stamps for the Royal Mail depicting ‘key British Prime Ministers of the last 200 years.’
How the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games stamps were designed
Howard Brown is behind the design of a set of six Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Stamps for the Royal Mail, which feature illustrations by Nanette Hoogslag and photography by Andy
How the Royal Mail’s sustainable fishing stamps were designed
Independent designer Kate Stephens is behind the Royal Mail’s new set of stamps, which carries a sustainable fishing message.
Royal Mail celebrates ‘Great British Films’ with new stamps
The Royal Mail has released a set of ten stamps which celebrate ‘Great British Films,’ including 2001 A Space Odyssey and Lawrence of Arabia.
New Royal Mail stamps chronicle Buckingham Palace’s history
Howard Brown has designed a set of six stamps for the Royal Mail showing how Buckingham Palace has developed since the 17th century.
Purpose designs Royal Mail stamps celebrating Remarkable Lives
Purpose has designed a set of stamps for the Royal Mail celebrating Britons with ‘Remarkable Lives’, with graphic designer Abram Games among those commemorated.
Royal Mail announces five-year programme of WWI stamps
The Royal Mail has announced a five-year programme of stamps commemorating the First World War.
Royal Mail stamps celebrate working horses
The Royal Mail has issued a set of stamps designed by Michael Denny and Harold Batten which celebrates the contribution horses still make to working life in Britain today.
Interabang designs classic children’s TV stamps
Interabang has designed a set of 12 stamps for the Royal Mail featuring some of the best-loved characters from British children’s programmes over the last 60 years.
Royal Mail unveils Christmas stamps created by children
Royal Mail has unveiled two new Christmas stamps designed by children who won a UK-wide competition.
Royal Mail stamps celebrate Dinosaur discovery in UK
Why Not Associates has designed a set of ten dinosaur stamps for the Royal Mail, marking 200 years of dinosaur fossil discovery in the UK.
Silk Pearce designs Merchant Navy stamps for Royal Mail
Silk Pearce has designed two sets of stamps for The Royal Mail, which celebrates the Merchant Navy’s contribution to British life over the last 200 years.
Royal Mail stamps celebrate British Auto Legends
The Royal Mail has released a set of stamps featuring classic British cars, with design by Why Not Associates and Robert Maude and Sarah Davies.
Hat-Trick Design creates stamps celebrating Murray’s Wimbledon victory
Hat-Trick Design has created a set of stamps celebrating Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory using a template design reserved for the event of a national sporting success.
True North creates Superman Man of Steel stamps for Jersey Post
True North has designed a set of Superman stamps for Jersey Post.
Royal Mail commissions portrait of the Queen for Coronation stamps
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation, the Royal Mail has unveiled a set of six portrait stamps designed by Atelier Works, which include a newly commissioned painting.
Great Britons stamps, from Together Design
Together Design has designed a series of Great Britons stamps for Royal Mail, celebrating some of Britain’s most famous names.
True North designs Football Heroes stamps
True North has designed the Football Heroes stamp series for the Royal Mail, marking 150 years since the establishment of the Football Association.
True North creates Edward VII stamps for Jersey Post
True North has designed a set of King Edward VII stamps for Jersey Post.
Webb & Webb designs Jane Austen stamps
Webb & Webb has designed a series of Jane Austen stamps for Royal Mail marking the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice’s publication.
Hat-Trick designs London 2012 Olympic stamps
Hat-Trick Design has created four stamps for the Royal Mail which will be released on 27 July to mark the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Howard Brown designs Dickens stamps for Royal Mail
Independent stamp designer Howard Brown has designed a set of stamps commemorating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth year using illustrations by Joseph Clayton Clarke.
Kapitza creates Kaleidoscope Flower stamps for US Postal Service
London-based consultancy Kapitza has worked on a series of Kaleidoscope Flower stamps for the US Postal Service.
Christmas stamps feature work by Gruffalo illustrator
Webb & Webb has worked with Axel Scheffler, illustrator of children’s book The Gruffalo, to design The Royal Mail’s 2012 Christmas stamps.
The Chase designs Memories of London Olympic and Paralympic 2012 stamps
The Chase has designed the Royal Mail Memories of London 2012 stamps, the final of its Olympic and Paralympic special stamp issues. The special stamp issue celebrates the 70,000 ‘Games
Pearce Marchbank designs London 2012 Paralympic stamps
Royal Mail is launching a set of four Special Stamps to mark the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on 29 August, designed by Pearce Marchbank.
Royal Mail releases Diamond Jubilee stamps
The Royal Mail has unveiled a set of six stamps to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne – her Diamond Jubilee.
Magpie designs Roald Dahl stamps for Royal Mail
Magpie Studio has designed a set of ten new stamps for Royal Mail celebrating the children’s books of Roald Dahl.
Team Publishing designs Titanic stamps
Loewy Group consultancy Team Publishing has designed a sheet of commemorative Titanic stamps for the Royal Mail telling the story of the building, launching, sailing, and sinking of the Titanic.
The Chase designs British comic stamps for Royal Mail
The Chase has designed a range of British comic stamps for the Royal Mail, featuring The Dandy’s Desperate Dan, Dennis the Menace from The Beano, football strip Roy of the
Together creates Royal Mail Christmas stamps
Together has designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps for 2011, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.
Royal Mail releases final set of 2012 Olympic stamps
The final set of the Royal Mail’s series of London 2012 Olympic stamps is set to be issued, featuring work by 10 different artists art-directed by Studio David Hillman.
Magpie Studio designs Winnie the Pooh stamps
Magpie Studio has designed a new set of Winnie the Pooh stamps for the Royal Mail using EH Shepard illustrations.
Aardman creates Christmas stamps for Royal Mail
Aardman Animations has created a series of Christmas stamps for the Royal Mail, which feature characters Wallace and Gromit in a series of festive scenarios.
Second set of Royal Mail’s London 2012 stamps released
The second set of the Royal Mail’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games stamps have been unveiled today and feature work by ten different illustrators across ten stamps.
CDT Design creates dog and cat stamps for Royal Mail
CDT Design has designed a set of stamps for Royal Mail to mark the 150th anniversary of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Together designs Royal Mail girlguiding stamps
Together has designed a set of stamps for Royal Mail to celebrate the centenary of the Girlguiding movement.
Royal Mail launches Olympic stamps
The Royal Mail has unveiled a series of stamps to celebrate the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Webb & Webb creates Industrial Revolution stamps
Webb & Webb has created a set of stamps for the Royal Mail to commemorate the work of the early industrialists.
James Bond stamps licensed to thrill by the Royal Mail
The Royal Mail is marking the May centenary of the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming with six stamp designs, featuring the covers of different versions of the most
Scouts get centenary stamps
Royal Mail today marks the centenary of the boy scout movement with a series of specially commissioned stamps designed by The Workroom. The branding consultancy was appointed to the project
Commemorative issue of ‘Queen’s head’ stamps
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Arnold Machin’s iconic image of the Queen, the Royal Mail has issued this special commemorative miniature sheet, designed by Jeffrey Matthews in conjunction with Together
St George’s Day stamps out
Silk Pearce unveiled its new stamp designs for Royal Mail today, in celebration of St George’s Day. Called Celebrating England, the designs are the second in a series called Countries
Silk Pearce designs new stamps
Royal Mail is unveiling the first in a series of commemorative stamps celebrating the national identities of the UK, designed by Silk Pearce. Each miniature sheet in The Four Countries