Christmas stamps were first issued in 1966 when Royal Mail ran a children's competition to select the design. Since then the festive stamps have only been designed by children twice, in 1981 and 2013.

Christmas 2013 88p stamp. The second class stamp features Antoniazzo Romano’s Virgin and Child with the young St John the Baptist, from around 1460-80; while the 88p stamp uses an image from 1780 ...

Prices for single stamps range from £1.35 to £2.30, depending on the design and class. You can also buy a book of 12 1st class stamps with the red angel design for £8.40, and a set of blue 2nd ...

Two schoolgirls have won a competition to design the Royal Mail's Christmas stamps with their pictures of Santa Claus and singing angels. The winning artworks by Molly Robson, 7, and Rosie ...

Royal Mail’s set of Christmas 2022 stamps have been released today featuring “jewel-like” illustrations of the nativity scene. Brighton-based studio Baxter & Bailey led the project and worked ...

First and second class stamps as we know them are officially changing. In an effort to go digital , Christmas and Definitive (the regular ones) stamps now come with a unique barcode.

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The stamp designs were created exclusively ... The first Christmas stamps, ... Its latest recommended posting dates for mail to arrive in time for Christmas are December 18 for second class, ...

Post offices have urged people posting Christmas cards this year to send them early – by December 19 for parcels using second-class stamps, and by December 21 for those sent first-class.