Royal Mail in the United Kingdom have today (18th June 2020) produced a special stamp series on the theme of “Roman Britain”.
There are eight stamps in the collection each featuring images of various important Roman sites and artefacts from around the UK and have been created with the collaboration of the British Museum.
Unfortunately, there are no Roman London sites or artefacts featured, so you’ll just refer to other pages on this site for more information on that topic.
The subject of each stamp is described in the list below.
- Dover Lighthouse The UK’s tallest standing Roman building. Second Class
- Bignor mosaic Depicts Venus, Roman goddess of love. Second Class
- Amffitheatr yng Nghaer Isca, Caerllion Amphitheatre at Isca Fortress, Caerleon. First Class
- Ribchester helmet Worn at displays of Roman horsemanship. First Class
- Bridgeness distance slab Records the building of the Antonine Wall. £1.63
- Warrior god, Cambridgeshire Romano-British copper-alloy statuette. £1.63
- Gorgon’s head, Bath Sited at the spring sacred to Sulis Minerva. £1.68
- Hadrian’s Wall The northwest frontier of Rome’s empire. £1.68
Individual stamp, First Day Covers, and other presentation packs of this limited-edition series are available to purchase on the Royal Mail website.