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Stamp of approval for British design classics
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LONDON (AFP) - - Iconic British designs such as the red telephone box and the London Underground map are to feature on a new set of postage stamps to be released in the New Year, Royal Mail said on Monday.
The set of 10 stamps, featuring classic designs from the 20th century, will go on sale from January 13.
The mini skirt, the Mini car and the Concorde aeroplane will also feature.
"Special stamps mark unique moments, great anniversaries and vital cultural themes," said Julietta Edgar, head of special stamps at the Royal Mail.
"Next year's programme will take stamps further than before with a unique collection of fascinating images and subjects.
"For many, stamps are seen as one-inch (2.5-centimetre) square works of art, and we are confident that the 2009 stamp programme will live up to our customers' expectations."
Later in the year, the Royal Mail will depart from the traditional rectangular stamp shape for a set of jigsaw-piece-shaped stamps marking the bicentenary of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work "On the Origin of Species."
Further stamp sets planned for 2009 include pioneers of the Industrial Revolution to be released in March, the House of Tudor in June, post boxes in August and eminent Britons in October.
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Iconic British designs such as the red telephone box and the London Underground map are to feature on a new set of postage stamps to be released in the New Year, Royal Mail has said.
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