Royal mail stamps christmas
A festive topic! Royal Mail, the postal service of the United Kingdom, releases special Christmas stamps every year to celebrate the holiday season. Here are some interesting facts and designs from past years:
2022 Christmas Stamps
The 2022 Christmas stamps feature illustrations of festive scenes and characters from popular children's books. The designs include:
- "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs
- "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
- "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr
- "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Previous Years' Designs
Here are some notable designs from previous years:
- 2021: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, featuring illustrations by Robert Ingpen
- 2020: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2019: "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore, with illustrations by Chris Riddell
- 2018: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2017: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2016: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2015: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2014: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2013: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2012: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2011: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2010: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2009: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2008: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2007: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2006: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2005: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2004: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2003: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2002: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2001: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 2000: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1999: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1998: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1997: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1996: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1995: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1994: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1993: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1992: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1991: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1990: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1989: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1988: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1987: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1986: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1985: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1984: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1983: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1982: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1981: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1980: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1979: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1978: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1977: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1976: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1975: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1974: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1973: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1972: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1971: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1970: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1969: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1968: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1967: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1966: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1965: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1964: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1963: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1962: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1961: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design
- 1960: "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs, with a special 40th-anniversary design