Great Britain commemorative stamps 1990 - 1999

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Commemorative stamps, postage stamps issued to honor or commemorate a place, event or person, have been released by Great Britain since 1924. Several sets were released during the decade of the 1990s.

1 History
2 Acknowledgements
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Postage stamps were first used in Great Britain on 6 May 1840, 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 1990 and 1999.

Issue Date	Issue details	Stamps in set
1990
23rd January 1990	150th Anniversary of Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Four
6th February 1990	Greetings Stamps "Smiles"	Ten
6th March 1990	Europa & Glasgow 1990, European City of Culture	Four
10th April 1990	25th Anniversary of Queen's Award for Export & Technology	Four
3rd May 1990	"Stamp World 90" International Stamp Exhibition, (Miniature Sheet)	One (MS)
5th June 1990	150th Anniversary of Kew Gardens	Four
10th July 1990	150th Birth anniversary of Thomas Hardy (Author)	One
2nd August 1990	90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother	Four
11th September 1990	Gallantry Awards	Five
16th October 1990	Astronomy	Four
13th November 1990	Christmas	Five
1991
8th January 1991	Dogs - Paintings by George Stubbs	Five
5th February 1991	Greetings Stamps "Good Luck"	Ten
5th March 1991	Scientific Achievements	Four
26th March 1991	Greetings Stamps "Smiles", same set as issued 06/02/90 reprinted , inscribed "1st" instead of "20p"	Ten
23rd April 1991	Europa, Europe in Space	Four
11th June 1991	World Student Games, Sheffield (22p, 26p & 31p) & Rugby World Cup, London (37p)	Four
16th July 1991	9th World Congress of Roses, Belfast	Five
20th August 1991	150th Anniversary of Dinosaur's Identification by Owen	Five
17th September 1991	Bicentenary of Ordnance Survey. Maps of Ham Street, Kent
12th November 1991	Christmas	Five
1992
14th January 1992	Wintertime	Five
28th January 1992	Greetings Stamps "Memories"	Ten
6th February 1992	40th Anniversary of Accession	Five
10th March 1992	Death Centenary of Alfred, Lord Tennyson	Four
7th April 1992	Europa, International Events	Five
16th June 1992	350th Anniversary of the Civil War	Four
21st July 1992	150th Anniversary of Sir Arthur Sullivan	Five
15th September 1992	Protection of the Environment, Children's Paintings	Four
13th October 1992	Single European Market	One
10th November 1992	Christmas	Five
1993
19th January 1993	600th Anniversary of Abbotsbury Swannery	Five
2nd February 1993	Greetings Stamps " Gift Giving"	Ten
16th February 1993	300th Anniversary of John Harrison, inventor of the marine chronometer	Four
2nd March 1993	£10 Definitive	One
16th March 1993	14th World Orchid Conference, Glasgow	Five
11th May 1993	Europa, Contemporary Art	Four
15th June 1993	Roman Britain	Four
20th July 1993	Inland Waterways	Four
14th September 1993	The Four Seasons, Autumn	Five
12th October 1993	Sherlock Holmes	Five
9th November 1993	Christmas	Five
1994
18th January 1994	The Age of Steam	Five
1st February 1994	Greetings Stamps "Messages"	Ten
1st March 1994	25th Anniversary of Investiture of the Prince of Wales Paintings by Prince Charles	Five
12th April 1994	Centenary of Picture Postcards	Four
3rd May 1994	Opening of Channel Tunnel	Four
6th June 1994	50th anniversary of D-Day	Five
5th July 1994	Scottish Golf Courses	Five
2nd August 1994	The Four Seasons, Summertime	Five
27th September 1994	Europa, Medical Discoveries	Four
1st November 1994	Christmas	Five
1995
17th January 1995	Cats	Five
14th March 1995	Springtime	Five
21st March 1995	Greetings Stamps 'Greetings in Art'	Ten
11th April1995	Centenary of the National Trust	Five
2nd May 1995	Europa, Peace & Freedom	Five
6th June 1995	Science Fiction, Novels by H.G. Wells	Four
8th August 1995	Reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre	Five
5th September 1995	Pioneers of Communication	Four
3rd October 1995	Centenary of Rugby League	Five
30th October 1995	Christmas	Five
1996
25th January 1996	Death Bicentenary of Robert Burns	Four
25th February 1996	Greetings Stamps, Cartoons	Ten
12th March 1996	50th Anniversary of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust	Five
16th April 1996	Centenary of Cinema	Five
14th May 1996	European Football Championship	Five
9th July 1996	Olympic & Paralympic Games,Atlanta	Five
6th August 1996	Europa, Famous Women	Five
3rd September 1996	50th Anniversary oc Children's Television	Five
1st October 1996	Classic Sports Cars	Five
28th October 1996	Christmas	Five
28th October 1996	Greetings Stamps, 19th century Flower Paintings	Ten
1997
21st January 1997	450th Death Anniversary of King Henry VIII	Seven
11th March 1997	Religious Anniversaries	Four
21st April 1997	Royal Golden Wedding Gold Definitives, 26p & 1st values	Two
13th May 1997	Europa, Horror Stories	Four
10th June 1997	British Aircraft Designers	Five
8th July 1997	"All the Queen's Horses", 50th Anniversary of the British Horse Society\| Four
12th August 1997	Sub-Post Offices	Four
9th September 1997	Birth Centenary of Enid Blyton	Five
27th October 1997	Christmas, 150th Anniversary of the Christmas Cracker	Five
13th November 1997	Royal Golden Wedding	Four
1998
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1999
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