King Charles' first stamp revealed - with design honouring centuries old tradition
The new image of King Charles that will be used on first and second class stamps from April has been revealed.
The new stamp design features Charles’ head and neck and the King is shown facing left as all monarchs have done since the Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp, was issued in 1840 with Queen Victoria’s image. “Personally, I think what marks this stamp out is that there is no embellishment at all, no crown, just simply the face of the human being, on the plain background, almost saying, ‘this is me and I’m at your service’, which I think in this modern age is actually rather humbling.”
Commenting on the efforts of the Royal Mail team who began working on the project following the Queen’s death in September, Mr Gold added: “I don’t underestimate how challenging it was for them. Post offices and other retailers will not start selling the new stamps until their stocks featuring the late Queen are sold.
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