The Great Fire of London started in
the early hours of Sunday 2 Sept 1666: a fire breaks out in
bakery of Thomas Farriner in Pudding Lane, London, and over the next few days it spreads through the
close-packed wooden houses in the city.
Royal Mail marks the 350th anniversary with a set of 6 stamps in comic-strip style.
In addition to two first class stamps, there are pairs of £1.05 and £1.52 stamps. You can see them all and read more about the event and the design on our new webpage here.
Parcel Post Labels from East Twerton, Bath (1896) and North Town, Taunton
(1895)
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A couple of early-ish Parcel Post Labels (parcel service started August
1883), beginning with one for East Twerton under Bath in September 1896.
The fra...
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