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2026 Great Britain Stamp Program

Mar 2, 2026, 3 PM
Eight first-class stamps in a Jan. 21 issue from Great Britain’s Royal Mail mark the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s commercial service with photographs tracing Concorde’s history between 1971 and 2003.

 

Jan. 13, Stranger Things. Ten nondenominated first-class (£1.70) stamps in two se-tenant strips of five, first strip, Eleven and Joyce; Dustin, Lucas and Mike; Steve, Robin and Erica; Nancy, Jonathan and Henry; Eleven, Jim and Dr Kay; in sheets of 50; second strip, Will, the Demogorgon and Barbara; Jim, a Demodog and Will; Max, the Mind Flayer and Billy; Eddie, Dustin and Max; Vecna, Holly and Mr Whatsit; in sheets of 50; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps, Lucas, Will, Mike and Dustin; prestige stamp booklet, includes the stamps from this issue, plus a pane of four King Charles III definitives, two 50p and two £1 stamps; pane of 10 stamps with 10 se-tenant labels. Linn’s, Feb. 2, page 8.

Jan. 21, Concorde. Four se-tenant pairs of nondenominated first-class (£1.70) stamps, British pre-production Concorde rolled out, 1971, British pre-production Concorde in flight, 1974, in sheets of 60; Concorde’s first British Airways livery, 1974, Concorde’s first UK commercial flight, 1976, in sheets of 60; Concorde flying overhead, 1985, Concorde celebrates ten years of service, 1985, in sheets of 60; Concorde’s last British Airways livery, 1997, Concorde’s final commercial flight, 2003, in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps, Concorde seen from above and from side (Great Britain #582), Outlines of plane’s nose and tail superimposed (Great Britain #583), Concorde over Great Britain and France (Great Britain #581), Concorde seen from above; pane of eight stamps with eight se-tenant labels. Linn’s, Feb. 9, page 6.

Feb. 19, Hornby Model Railways. Four se-tenant pairs of nondenominated first-class (£1.70) stamps, GNR No.1 Locomotive, 1920; Princess Elizabeth, LMS, 1937, in sheets of 60; BR 4MT Tank Locomotive, 1954; AL1 Electric Locomotive, 1963, in sheets of 60; Inter-City 125 High Speed Train, 1977; Merchant Navy Class, 2000, in sheets of 60; Bournemouth Belle Pullman Cars, 2009; Hush-Hush Experimental Locomotive, 2021, in sheets of 60; souvenir sheet with four first-class stamps showing Hornby packaging, catalogue covers and promotional artwork, Hornby Book of Trains, Hornby Dublo Electric Trains, Tri-ang Railways Era, Modern Classics. Linn’s, March 2, page 8.

Feb. 26, Roses. Five se-tenant nondenominated second-class (87p) stamps, Dog Rose Rosa canina, Rosa Queen Elizabeth, Rosa Just Joey, Rosa Paul’s Himalayan Musk, Rosa Etoile de Hollande, in sheets of 50; five se-tenant nondenominated first-class (£1.70) stamps, Rosa gallica Versicolor, Field Rose Rosa arvensis, Rosa Charles de Mills, Rosa Peace, Rosa Constance Spry, in sheets of 50; sheet of 10 stamps and 10 labels.

March 20, The Lord of the Rings. 

April 21, Centenary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II.

May 21, Castles.

June 23, Waterfalls.

 

Details of each issue listed in this program are given in the cited issues of Linn’s. Stamps are self-adhesive unless otherwise noted. 

PURCHASING GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS

Great Britain’s stamps and first-day covers are available at the Royal Mail website (www.royalmail.com/shop), and by mail order from Royal Mail, Tallents House, 21 S. Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9PB, Scotland.