CHARLES Darwin’s groundbreaking work on evolution will be featured in a set of stamps next year.
They are being released on February 12 to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of his book On The Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection which he worked on while living in Down House, Downe.
The stamps show the areas of study that helped to contribute to his ideas: zoology, ornithology, geology, botany and anthropology.
Other stamp series to be produced next year include the House of Tudor, mythical creatures, post boxes and the fire and rescue service.
Royal Mail’s head of special stamps Julietta Edgar said: “Special stamps mark unique moments, great anniversaries and vital cultural themes.
“Next year’s programme will take stamps further than before with a unique collection of fascinating images and subjects.
“For many, stamps are seen as one-inch square works of – we are confident that the 2009 stamp programme will live up to our customers’ expectations.”
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