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	The Four Countries of the UK Royal Mail - Post Brenhinol The regional Country Definitive and country-related Special postage stamps
Until today Royal Mail has issued three series of Country definitive stamps (formerly know as »Regional Issues«) to reflect the regional identity of the United Kingdom's Home Countries.
For a detailed view of the various stamp images please refer to the corresponding country page.

FDC cachet - England - Definitive stamps 2019

England

White Cliffs of Dover

, County Kent

, England
ex Presentation Pack - Country definitives 2019

Pictorial English Country Definitive Postage Stamps

First introduced in 2001 and in use to the present today.

The stamps appeared in a completly new design, comprising national icons as a predominant feature
and a small silver-coloured contour of the head of HM Queen Elizabeth II in the upper right corner.

PSBs comprising English pictorial Country Definitives at a glance

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First series 04/2001 - 2003

Full bleed printing in photogravure by De La Rue or Questa (PSB stamps),
phosphor bands (centre band [2nd], 2 bands others),
P 15x14 (with one elliptical hole in each vertical side)

Three Lions

04/2001
centre band

Crowned Lion with
Shield of St. George

04/2001
2 bands

Oak Tree

04/2001
2 bands

Tudor Rose

04/2001
2 bands

Tudor Rose

07/2002
2 bands

FDI Special Postmark
Windsor
23 4 2001

& 09/2002
printed by Questa
(from PSB)

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Second series 10/2003 - 2011

Printed in photogravure with white border by De La Rue or Walsall (PSB stamps),
phosphor bands (centre band [2nd], 2 bands others),
P 15x14 (with one elliptical hole in each vertical side)

10/2003
& 02/2005
printed by Walsall
(from PSB)

10/2003

05/2004
& 02/2005
printed by Walsall
(from PSB)

10/2003
& 03/2004
printed by DLR
(from PSB)

Tudor Rose

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PSB

... and other denominations

Third series 03/2011 - 2017

Printing in lithography by Cartor or Enschedé (PSB stamps)

01/2013

01/2013
& 09/2007
& 07/2014
printed by Enschedé
& 04/2016
printed by Cartor
(from PSB)

03/2011

St. George's Flag
2 bands, P 14½x14

05/2013
Queen's Head

silver-coloured

silver (left)
grey (right)

& 06/2016
printed by Cartor
(from PSB)

& 02/2014
Queen's Head

grey-coloured

grey (left)
silver (right)

printed by Enschedé
(from PSB)

Stamps from PSBs

... and other denominations

Stamps from PSBs

Fourth series - New Font - 03/2017 to the present day

The new typeface now used for all Country definitives is the same as on the Machin definitives,
and brings the lower values in line with the airmail values.

Old font »Unica« (image left) - New font »Chevin« (image right)

03/2018

03/2017
... and other denominations

Fifth series - Barcode - 08/2022 to the present day

On 11 August 2022 Royal Mail introduced the pictorial Country definitives with a barcode added.
Each stamp includes a unique »2D-barcode« , also known as »Data Matrix« or »QR Code« [Quick Response],
printed in matching colour alongside the main body of the stamp with a simulated perforation line.
The self-adhesive stamps are printed in lithography by Cartor Security Printers (CSP).
Stamp size 39mm x 30mm, elliptical perforation 15 x 14.5, phosphor bars as appropriate.

08/2022 - centre band

NVI 2^ND class

Three Lions of England
National symbol &

Royal arms

Symbol of England
Royal arms
( Arms of Plantagenet )

08/2022 - 2 bands

NVI 1^ST class
Crowned Lion with

Shield

National flag
Saint George's cross

of St. George

08/2022 - 2 bands

Denomination ^£1.85
English Oak
National symbol &

tree

Symbol of England
English oak
Quercus robur

2D barcode
(data matrix)

Each barcoded stamp will have a digital twin and the two will be connected by the Royal Mail App. The unique barcodes will facilitate operational efficiencies, enable the introduction of added security features and pave the way for innovative services for the Royal Mail's customers. The new barcode is an integral part of the stamp and must remain intact for the stamp to be valid. The new barcoded stamps enable you to watch and share an exclusive

»Shaun the Sheep«

Animated cartoon film
Poster Please

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video via the »Data Matrix Code«

itself using the Royal Mail App. You or the recipient can watch the video just by scanning the stamp barcode using our App. More videos will be added over the coming months.

Combination of English Country Definitive and Special Postage Stamps

FDI Special Postmark		FDI Special Postmark
SG# MSEN50 // 23 April 2007 // Miniature Sheet Celebrating England (1st) Crowned Lion with Shield of St. George (78) St. George fighting the dragon, Patron Saint of England (78) Houses of Parliament in London - (1st) St. George's Flag Printed in photogravure by De La Rue, 2 phoshor bands, P 15x14 with elliptical holes (1st), P 15x14½ (78)

SG# MS2740 // 17 May 2007
New Wembly Stadium, London

Miniature sheet printed in photogravure
by De La Rue and containing ...

1 x NVI 1st Class Special stamp
Crowned Lion with Shield of St. George, Queen's Head in red
Perf 14½x14, two phosphor bands

2x2 English pictorial Country Definitive stamps designed as se-tenant strip, seperated by a central stamp-size label showing the new emblem of the stadium

2 x NVI 2nd Class Definitive stamps
Three Lions, P 15x14, one center band
2 x 78p Definitive stamps,
Tudor Rose, P 15x14, two bands

The new Wembley

Stadium is crowned by the 440-feet-high (134 m) Wembley Arch which is shown in the background of the Miniature Sheet.

GLORIOUS ENGLAND Illustrated Post Office Label Sheet composed of 2x10 NVI 1st Class English Country Definitives »Crowned Lion with Shield of St. George« with attached labels featuring country sceneries. View Sheet
The London Eye, Lambeth, London Please click	White Horse, Uffington, Oxfordshire Please click
The Needles, Isle of Wight Please click	Stonehenge - Amesbury, Wiltshire Please click
Village Cricket, Rural Nottingham Please click	Gateshead Millennium Bridge Newcastle/Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Please click
London Taxis Please click	Post Box - Sawbridge, Rugby, Warwickshire Please click
The Angel of the North - Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Please click	Oast-House, Kent Please click
SG# LS38 // 23 April 2007 // Label Sheet GLORIOUS ENGLAND Printed in lithography by Cartor, P 15x14 (without* elliptical holes)*, self-adhesive
GLORIOUS UNITED KINGDOM Illustrated Post Office Label Sheet composed of 20 NVI 1st Class Country Definitives, five stamps for each of the four countries, with attached labels featuring country sceneries. View Sheet
Tower of London Please click	Brighton Palace Pier, East Sussex Please click
Turf Fen Mill, The Broads, Norfolk Please click	Royal Liver Building, Liverpool Please click
Eden Project (Botanical Garden), Bodelva, Cornwall Please click	SG# LS49 // 29 September 2008 // Label Sheet GLORIOUS UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND Printed in lithography by Cartor, P 15x14 (with elliptical hole in each vertical side), self-adhesive

CASTLES of ENGLAND Illustrated Post Office Label Sheet composed of 2x10 NVI 1st Cass English Country Definitives »St. George's Flag« with attached labels featuring English castles. View Sheet
Warwick Castle - Warwickshire Please click	Carlisle Castle - Cumbria Please click
Orford Castle - Suffolk Please click	Windsor Castle - Berkshire Please click
Bolsover Castle - Derbyshire Please click	Bamburgh Castle - Northumberland Please click
Dover Castle - Kent Please click	Kenilworth Castle - Warwickshire Please click
Framlingham Castle - Suffolk Please click	Bodiam Castle - Robertsbridge, East Sussex Please click
SG# LS59 // 23 April 2009 // Label Sheet CASTLES of ENGLAND Printed in lithography by Cartor, self-adhesive, P 15x14 (with one elliptical hole in each vertical side)

A BRITISH JOURNEY (South-west England) Special Postage Stamps related to England
Old Harry Rocks, Studland Bay, SW England	Wheal Coates, St. Agnes, SW England	Start Point, Start Bay, SW England	Horton Down Landscape, Wiltshire, SW England
FDI Special Postmark	Chiselcombe, Exmore, SW England	St. James's Stone, Lundy , SW England	FDI Special Postmark
SG# 2512 - 2517 // 08 February 2005 // Stamp Set of 6 A British Journey Sceneries of South West England Printed in photogravure by De La Rue, Perforation 14½, one center phosphor band (2nd), two bands others
A BRITISH JOURNEY - ENGLAND Special Postage Stamps related to England
Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire, Heart of England	Beachy Head, Sussex, South-east England	St. Paul's Cathedral, London, South-east England	Brancaster, Norfolk East of England
Derwent Edge, Peak District, Heart of England	Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, North-east England	Buttermere, Lake Disrict North-west England	Chipping Campden, Cotswold, Heart of England
FDI Special Postmark	St. Boniface Down, Isle of Wight, South of England	Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, Heart of England	FDI Special Postmark
SG# 2597 - 2606 // 07 February 2006 // Stamp Set of 10 A British Journey Sceneries of England Printed in photogravure by De La Rue, se-tenant block of ten A BRITISH JOURNEY - ENGLAND (5x2) stamps, perf 14½, two phosphor bands