A new British postage stamp featuring King Charles III was unveiled yesterday, with significant symbolic value. Not only for the British, who change the monarch after 70 years, but also for all collectors (stamps, coins and all sorts of souvenirs). The London Postal Museum has opened an exhibition entitled “The Royal Stamp”, dedicated to the philatelic history of definitive stamps from the famous “Black Penny” of Queen Victoria to the present day, which will last until September 3rd.

According to the Royal Mail of the United Kingdom, the new stamp in the form of Charles III will be available from 4 April. It is the work of 66-year-old sculptor Martin Jennings (on behalf of the Royal Mint), whose design was unveiled last September. Martin Jennings is known for his classical sculptures in various parts of London. He works with copper and sticks to realism.

The profile of Charles III would gradually replace the familiar figure of his mother, Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s stamps (reflecting the cycles of her life) are synonymous with the trajectory of the United Kingdom in the post-war decades and have been of sustained interest from the 1950s to the present day. The exhibition at the Postal Museum (next to the Dickens Museum and Russell Square) features rare and valuable items from the museum’s collections dating back to 1840.

The exhibition traces the figures of the seven monarchs depicted on British postage stamps and have become historical emblems. Stamp art, lithography, printing, a color palette in iridescent variations and combinations are the constant values ​​of the standard series of the Royal Mail of the United Kingdom. At the same time, you can see the evolution of graphics.

At the exhibition, the public will be able to see a list of new stamps before their release into circulation and other rare items that will be presented for the first time.

“The new stamp from the reign of Charles III will be the first significant change in the daily use of stamps and in the daily life of the townspeople,” says Museum Executive Director Laura Wright. The head of the museum’s collections, Chris Taft, notes that “every monarch made decisions about the final design that influenced how the public perceived their image. In our report, we hope the public will gain a deeper understanding of how Charles III’s new scheme fits in and complements the rich history of the UK’s postal history.”