The theme chosen by the European Postal organisation PostEurop for the common series of stamps in 2005 is Gastronomy. Royal Mail will issue a set of 6 stamps (only 2 will have the EUROPA symbol). The originally published title for this set was 'A Celebration of Food', but it is now entitled Changing Tastes in Britain.
The stamps show not only the variety of food now widely available in the United Kingdom, but by means of ethnic stereotypes, "shows the diversity of British cuisine in today's multicultural society".
Details:
2nd class - Rice: staple food for more than half the world;
1st class - Tea: first drunk in China more than 5,000 years ago;
42p - Sushi: started in Japan as a way to preserve fish;
47p - Pasta: originated in Italy in 4th century B.C.;
60p - Chips: potatoes first cultivated by the Incas;
68p - Apples: Britain's leading fruit export.
Technical Details:
Designer: Rose Design; illustrations by Catell Ronca. Printer: Joh
Enschede en Zonen, in Gravure, size 35x35mm.
Illustrations are Copyright Royal Mail 2005.
Norvic First Day Cover with set of 6 stamps, postmark L9692 or L9706
- £7.95
Also available:
Set of stamps mint or VFU - £3.95
Set of postcards reproducing the stamps (PHQ cards) - £2.75
PO FDCs also available with any postmark if pre-orderd - price £5.00.
Special postmarks available on the Day of Issue are shown here.
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Ref FD519 Official Bureau postmark showing kitchen implements |
Ref FD520 Official pictorial postmark of Cookstown, Northern Ireland |
Ref FD520N Official postmark of Cookstown, Northern Ireland |
Ref L9692 Covent Garden, London |
Ref M9694 Oliver Street, Birmimgham |
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Ref L9705 Cooks Way, Hatfield, Herts |
Ref L9706 Great British Food, London W1 |
Ref W9708 Food you can trust, Iceland, Second Avenue, Deesisde |
Ref L9693 Curry Rise, London NW7 |
Ref L9719 Cookham, Maidenhead (Eskimo) |
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Ref L9716 Hillingdon, Uxbridge |
Ref L9717 Victoria, London SW1 (Plum pie?) |
Ref L9718 Ashdown Forest, Hartfield |
Ref N9726 Guiseley, Leeds |
Ref W9728 St Austell, Cornwall (pomegranate) |
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Ref N9699 Vegetarian Society, Altrincham |
Ref L9720 Nando's Peri-Peri Chicken Restaurant |
Ref W9729 Chagford, Newton Abbot |
Ref M9725 The Bramley Apple, Southwell, Notts Public house/Inn |
Ref L9746 Changing Rations, Bletchley Park PO. |
This page updated 17 September 2005
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