David Gentleman designs return to GB stamps
Royal Mail have revealed the design of a special miniature sheet featuring ‘The Stamp Designs of David Gentleman’, which will be made available to coincide with the London 2022 international exhibition. ![](https://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-stamp-collector/posts/mz172-6-gentleman-minisheet_2.jpeg?&mode=crop&format=webp&webp.quality=40&scale=both)
The miniature sheet features six stamp designs by David Gentleman, the artist who helped change British stamp design during the 1960s, working with the then Postmaster General Tony Benn on a more pictorial approach with the focus on celebrating British anniversaries and achievements.
- the National Productivity 3d value originally issued in November 1962 (on a 2nd class value)
- the Elizabethan Galleon 9d stamp from the ‘British Ships’ set of January 1969 (2nd class)
- the ‘Oak Tree’ design of February 1973 (1st class)
- the 8½p ‘Hewing Coal’ design from the April 1976 ‘Social Reformers’ set (1st class)
- one of the eight stamps issued in October 1966 to mark the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings (£1.70)
- and the 4d design from the Battle of Britain issue of September 1965 (£1.70)
The sheet will be generally available mint at £6.42, with the presentation pack priced at £7.35, stamp cards £3.15, first day covers from Tallents House at £8.35, and a press sheet at £89.88.
There are two pictorial handstamps for the FDC: from Tallents House, and London NW1 where David Gentleman lives and works.
Those collectors visiting the London 2022 event in Islington will also be able to purchase a numbered, limited edition version of this sheet which will also feature the logo of London 2022. This will only be sold at the exhibition, price £6.42, and is limited to of 10,000 copies.
A Stamp Sheet for London 2022, with labels featuring images of the Mail Rail service (now an attraction at The Postal Museum), will also be generally available, priced at £18.20. Royal Mail have also revealed the design of the official London 2022 postmark featuring the event logo
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