For readers in the UK, or with access to UK television, a small item on BBC television about the design and production of the 2018 Christmas stamps.
"Inside the Christmas Factory" on BBC Two yesterday had a short making-of
feature for this year's Christmas stamps, including a behind-the-scenes
bit at ISP in Wolverhampton. You can find it here, but for a limited time only.
Here are some screen shots giving a flavour of the design, colour separation, division of master sheets, and perforation. Click on them to see larger versions.
2746. Lovely Art Depicting Farm Animals Featured On Isle Of Man New Issue.
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25 July 2025 - Farm animals in the Isle of Man - 6 stamps. Designed by EJC
Design from artwork by Yolande Alberts an...
RMTV also have a video on Vimeo for the 2018 Christmas stamps
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Thank you - from this we can see that the reason the mixed-design counter sheets were all folded - it wasn't at the post office branch, or at the stores depot to prepare for sending to the branch, but right back at the printers!
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