Behind the Stamp

Royal Mail released this set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Forestry Commission, the British equivalent of the US Forest Service. This set shows six stamps, each showing some forest in Britain. Going clockwise from the top left, the stamps show Glen Affric in Scotland, Sherwood Forest (yes, Robin Hood) in Nottinghamshire, Glenariff Forest in Northern Ireland, Kielder Forest in Northumberland, Coed y Brenin in Wales, and the National Arboretum in Gloustershire. The Forestry Commission was created in 1919, to protect the great forests across Britain, and to prevent deforestation in these forests. Logging was crazy back in the day, and forests were chopped down at increasing speeds.  The Forestry Commission was created to combat that and preserve Britain's forests for generations to come. These stamps were released on August 13, 2019, in East Molesey, London, UK.

The Royal Philatelic Society of the UK celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019, hosting a huge exhibit in Stockholm, affectionately called "Stockholmia", a huge convention from May 29, 2019, to June 2, 2019. It consisted of over 300 contestants, using up 27,392 album pages in the displays. The stamps show many place in Stockholm, like the city hall, as well as antiques like rubber stamps. They are complemented with a contrail spelling "hello". Released May 29, 2019, in Windsor PO.

In 2013, the London Underground turned 150 years old! Royal Mail swooped in and created stamps to commemorate this huge milestone in London transport. They show specific scenes from throughout the Tube's history, from 1863, with the opening of the Metropolitan Line all the way to 1999, with the opening of Canary Wharf on the Jubilee. In order, the events are: 1863: The Metropolitan Line opens           Stamp shows a steam train approaching Paddington. 1898: Tunneling under London streets           Stamp shows construction workers working a boring machine under a street. 1911: Commute to the suburbs           Stamp shows Edwardian folk commuting in and out of Central London. 1934: Art Deco on the Piccadilly           Stamp shows Boston Manor station, constructed along with many others in the 20s and 30s in the art deco style. 1938: Classic Rolling Stock       ...