The Postal Museum Silver Jubilee Stamps 1977

In 1977, The Royal Mail commissioned a set of Silver Jubilee stamps to celebrate 25 years of the Queen’s reign. We see Her Majesty’s image at the top corner of many letters we receive, but this portrait and design are rather special. These stamps were designed by Richard Guyatt who used bright and bold blocks of colour. They were reminiscent of the stamps created in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of the Queen’s grandfather, George V. The first day cover of the stamps that you see here, went on sale from 11th May 1977, along with a series of 24 covers created to align with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee tour of the four nations of the UK.

Have you ever collected or received special stamps like these?