Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
This is a tribute to the people who created the first adhesive postage stamp
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2007-01-01 by Brian Cox from Southend on Sea
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
It is seen and used by people every day. Literally billions have been used since the first were issued in 1967. When people overseas receive post from the England it is the first thing they see on the envelope. It says England
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-11-29 by Guy Horsley from Leyland, Lancs
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
surely every UK household has used a first class stamp
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-11-13 by Jess from London
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
As every postage stamp must contain an image of the monarch and needs no other addition to identify the country this is a true symbol of the United Kingdom.
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-09-22 by MRS. MARJORIE J. LEWIS from HEREFORD
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
Do I need to say anything it should speak for its self. The design has stood the test of time. Instantly recognisable as QEII.
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-07-26 by Mr Ivan Morris from Lincoln, UK
Comment on Queen's head stamp design by Machin
Recognised worldwide - a symbol of England/Britain.
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-02-02 by Shirley Ekstein from Warwickshire
Comment on Queen's head stamp design by Machin
The humble postage stamp was first used in England in 1840 and was then quickly adopted by the rest of the world as the fastest global means of communication. Despite the rapid advance of technology into the 21st century, the loyal first class stamp, bearing the image of the Queen, remains a persitent symbol of England and Englishness.
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-01-27 by CHRISTIE B PALMER from LONDON
Comment on Queen's head stamp design by Machin
The Queen's Head by Arnold Machin and published by Royal Mail is a true iconic image. Issued on 5 June 1967, in the same week as The Beatles magnum opus Sgt Pepper, the core image of the profile of the Queen has remained unchanged for four decades. Uniquely among the world's post offices, Royal Mail is permitted not to print the country of origin's name on its stamps. All other country's have to. This honour is because the UK invented the stamp; and the image of the Queen's head is recognised as an 'icon' of the UK around the world. Simply put - this icon means UK/England. Stamps have been called 'paper ambassadors'. A letter or package bearing a postage stamp can end up in any of more than 200 countries around the world, and the receiver of that item will make a judgement about the sending country when they see the stamp. Therefore, can there be a more significant and greater distributed icon of England and the UK than this stamp? In addition, as there have been at least 175,000,000,000 copies of this stamp printed over almost 40 years - no other English icon can have been reproduced so many times across such a timescale. In sheer numbers and breadth of impact, there is no more penetrating icon than this.
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2006-01-12 by Philip Parker from London
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp
Because it was actually designed to become an icon. It was issued in 1967, and unlike the Queen's portrait on coinage it has never been changed, making it less of a portrait and more of an iconic image. It is part of our everyday lives
Comment on Queen's Head Stamp posted 2007-03-30 by Steve Gardam from London