Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

150th Anniversary of London Underground - 9 January 2013

Royal Mail celebrates the start of its 2013 stamp programme with ten new stamps to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground – the oldest underground railway network in the world.







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2nd class - the Metropolitan Railway; railway tunnelling



1st class - Edwardian commuters; Piccadilly Line’s Boston Manor Station



£1.28 - Classic rolling stock in 1938; Canary Wharf Station 1999





The stamps in the miniature sheet show railway advertising posters.



The values are 1st class, 77p, 87p & £1.28



Larger images of individual stamps can be seen on our blog.





The retail booklet of 6 stamps includes the new 1st class red Machin definitive, expected to have source code MCND, and two 1st class stamps from the London Underground set.



It seems a pity that both show the Boston Manor station, rather than one showing the Edwardian Commuters. The special stamps are against a background showing part of Harry Beck's London Underground map.



The stamps in detail

2nd Class - 1863 Metropolitan Railway Opens

A contemporary lithograph of a steam locomotive on the Metropolitan line near Paddington Station.



2nd Class – 1898 Tunnelling Below London Streets

Railway construction workers, known as Navvies, shown excavating a ‘deep cut’ tube tunnel.



1st Class – 1911 Commute from the Suburbs

A carriage of Edwardian ladies and gentlemen illustrated on their commute to work from the suburbs.



1st Class – 1934 Boston Manor Art Deco Station

Suburban expansion of the Piccadilly Lines in the 1920s and 30s led to the construction of many iconic art deco stations.



£1.28 – 1938 Classic Rolling Stock

The classic trains introduced on the tube’s deep cut lines in 1938 became a London icon.



£1.28 – 1999 Jubilee Line at Canary Wharf

Designed by Sir Norman Foster Canary Wharf Station is one of the most recent additions to the Underground network.



1st Class London Underground Posters

Reproductions of three classic London Underground Posters: Golders Green (1908) by an unknown artist 1908; By Underground to fresh air (1915) by Maxwell Armfield; Summer Sales (1925) by Mary Koop.



77p London Underground Posters

Reproductions of three classic London Underground Posters: For the Zoo (1921) by Charles Paine; Power (1931) by Edward McKnight-Kauffer and The seen (1948) by James Fitton.



87p London Underground Posters

Reproductions of three classic London Underground Posters: A train every 90 seconds (1937) by Abram Games; Thanks to the Underground (1935) by Zero (Hans Schleger) and Cut travelling time, Victoria Line (1969) by Tom Eckersley.



£1.28 London Underground Posters

Reproductions of three classic London Underground Posters: The London Transport Collection (1975) by Tom Eckersley; London Zoo (1976) by Abram Games and The Tate Gallery by Tube (1987) by David Booth (Fine White Line Design).



Technical details:

The 35 mm square stamps were designed by Hat Trick Design, perf 14½. The 183 x 74mm Miniature Sheet was designed by NB Solutions The stamps 60 x 30mm stamps are perf 14½, Both the stamp set and the MS are printed by Cartor Security Printing, Meaucé, France, in lithography. We expect that the booklet will be printed by Walsall Security Printers. All stamp images © Transport for London and Royal Mail ©2013.





Products issued - we will be stocking the booklet only and will prepare some FDCs for this new Machin definitive.

Set of 6 stamps, miniature sheet, retail booklet

Presentation Pack containing set and miniature sheet

Set of 11 stamp cards

Two First Day Covers

Coin Cover



Special first day of issue postmarks will be shown here. These cannot be obtained the date of issue; more may be added. Not to scale.









Ref FD1302TH

Official Bureau postmark Ref FD1302PL

London W2 official first day of issue postmark Ref FD1302NP

London non-pictorial official first day of issue postmark (should be W2)

Ref L12767

Celebrating 150 Years of London Underground, London Ref L12772

London Underground, London











Ref L12768 150th Anniversary, London Underground, GBFDC Association, Tower Hill, London

Ref L12772 London Underground, Wellington Street, London

Ref L12769 London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London

Ref L12770 London Underground 150, Farringdon, London EC1

Ref L12771 London Underground 150, Paddington, London W2











Ref L12775 London Underground, London EC

Ref L12774 London Underground, London W7

Ref L12776 London Underground, London W2

Ref M12779 London Underground, Liverpool Street, Birmingham







