Great Britain commemorative stamps 2000 - 2009

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1 History
2 Other Decades
3 Acknowledgements
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Postage Stamps were first used in Great Britain on 6th may 1940, with the introduction of the world's first Adhesive Postage Stamp the Penny Black. Up until 1924 all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning Monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps {the so-called "Sea Horses" design} issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with added pictorial design.

In 1924 the first 'Commemorative' stamp was issued for the British Empire Exhibition, there were then occasional issues over the next thirty years, when the frequency of new issues became more regular. From the mid-sixties, in most years six to nine sets of commemorative stamps have been issued every year. PHQ Cards, postcard sized reproductions of commemorative stamps, have also been issued to accompany every new set of stamps since the mid-seventies.

British Commemorative stamps issued between 2000 and 2009.

Issue Date	Issue details	Stamps in set
2000
18th January 2000	Above and Beyond	Four
1st February 2000	Fire and Light	Four
7th March 2000	Water and Coast	Four
4th April 2000	Life and Earth	Four
2nd May 2000	Art and Craft	Four
23rd May 2000	Her Majesty's Stamps	Miniature Sheet
6th June 2000	People and Places	Four
4th July 2000	Stone and Soil	Four
1st August 2000	Tree and Leaf	Four
4th august 2000	100th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother	Miniature Sheet
5th September 2000	Mind and Matter	Four
3rd October 2000	Body and Bone	Four
7th November 2000	Spirit and Faith {Christmas}	Four
5th December 2000	Sound and Vision	Four
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
9th January 2007	The Beatles	Six + Miniature Sheet
1st February 2007	Sea Life	Ten
13th February 2007	The Sky At Night	Six + Medal Cover
1st March 2007	World of Invention	Six + Miniature Sheet and Prestige Book

These are the proposed future Commemorative stamp issues for 2007
{With reference to the Royal Mail Stamp Guide 2007}

Issue Date	Issue Details	Stamps in set
22nd March 2007	Abolition of the Slave Trade	Six + Coin Cover
23rd April 2007	Celebrating England	Miniature Sheet
15th May 2007	Beside the Seaside	Six
5th June 2007	40th Anniversary of Machin Definitive	Miniature Sheet & Prestige Book and a Medal Cover
3rd July 2007	Grand Prix	Six + Medal Cover
26th July 2007	Scouts	Six + Coin Cover
4th September 2007	Birds	Ten
20th September 2007	British Army Uniforms	?? + Prestige Book
16th October 2007	Royal Diamond Wedding Anniversary	?? + Miniature Sheet + Coin Cover and Prestige Book
6th November 2007	Christmas	??
8th November 2007	Lest We Forget	Miniature Sheet