Britain’s 2013 Stamps

Royal Mail have provided this draft programme for next year. The Dinosaurs stamps were originally due to be issued in October 2012.

Note: these dates are subject to change. No details have been provided. We expect to be able to provide more details and to confirm the dates and subjects 3 months before each issue.

Additional retail booklets, and generic Smilers sheets are expected.

3 January	Definitive 1^st class & 1^st class Large red, sheet, booklets, business sheets 1p-20p with security overprint 50p single-band rust (?)
9 January	London Underground set, MS, retail booklet
7 February	Year of the Snake generic smiler
21 February	February Jane Austen (Stampex issue)
22 February	Post and Go stamps: Freshwater Life - Ponds
26 March	Classic TV (Dr Who was mentioned last year)
-- March	Machin & Country definitives, tariff change.
16 April	Great Britons 10 x 1st
9 May	150^th anniv of the Football League
30 May	Her Majesty the Queen: Royal Portraits (60^th anniv of the Coronation)
18 June	Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland MS
25 June	Post and Go stamps: Freshwater Life - Lakes
11 July	Butterflies
13 August	British Auto Legends
19 September	Merchant Navy (Stampex issue)
20 September	Post and Go stamps: Freshwater Life - Rivers
10 October	Dinosaurs
5 November	Christmas

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