New British stamp with image of King Charles III unveiled

New British stamp with image of King Charles III unveiled

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Category : International Published on: February 11 2023

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Britain’s Royal Mail unveiled the first postage stamps to feature the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne September, 2022.
The King is captured in profile, his head bare, looking to the left. The standard first-class stamp will feature the portrait on a plain purple background.
The new design of the stamp shows King Charles facing left, as all British monarchs have done on stamps since the “Penny Black” was issued as the world’s first postage stamp in 1840, under Queen Victoria.
The stamps will go on general sale from April 4.
Queen Victoria was the first monarch to appear on a postage stamp, appearing on the world’s first ever stamp, known as the Penny Black, in 1840.
Five other British monarchs have featured on stamps since then, most recently Queen Elizabeth II, whose portrait became an iconic image, reproduced by artists such as Andy Warhol.

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