I was hoping that you brought up the Freddie Mercury stamp, it’s such a fun little detail that I enjoy pointing out to others 😆. There is also the argument about characters versus people. The 2013 US Harry Potter stamps caused quite a stir, although they were fictional wizards, they were British people on US stamps! I love this kind of debate over tradition with stamp issues, thanks for another great video. 😊
Thank you, Graham! Royal Mail issued quite a few stamps of American films, I didn't know the other way around also exist until I received the postcard you sent from Florida 😅
Thanks for another interesting video. I was not aware of all the rules that the UK had for living individuals on stamps and how the rules have changed over the years.
Great informative episode, Richard! I didn't realize the UK's police of 'common' people on stamps was not abolished until 2005! Those are some pretty neat examples though of rule-breaks before the change in policy - especially the Freddie Mercury stamp, I wonder if the drummer was ever surprised to find himself as one of the 'rare'/first common people shown on a UK stamp! ... if he knows. Thanks for sharing with us!
Great video Richard! I think having living people for historical context is interesting because it gives an insight to the current social or political climate, for example in Canada there has recently been a series with Indigenous leaders as the country confronts its past with its indigenous citizens, but I can see where the risk lies when “celebrities” are depicted as it can be a roll of the dice when it comes to their long term legacy
Thank you, Richard. This was very interesting. To be honest, I didn't know there was an issue with depicting commoners and living people on stamps, but it makes sense. In New Zealand, except for the British Royal Family, people featured on New Zealand stamps were done so posthumously. In 1995 the policy was relaxed and living celebrities were depicted on a stamp set from this year. The policy about people occurring on stamps were indeed less strict in New Zealand than in Britain.
Another excellent talk, I learned something although I have collected GB stamps for over 10 years i had not realized there had been restrictions on who appeared on the stamp.
I was hoping that you brought up the Freddie Mercury stamp, it’s such a fun little detail that I enjoy pointing out to others 😆.
There is also the argument about characters versus people. The 2013 US Harry Potter stamps caused quite a stir, although they were fictional wizards, they were British people on US stamps!
I love this kind of debate over tradition with stamp issues, thanks for another great video. 😊
Thank you, Graham!
Royal Mail issued quite a few stamps of American films, I didn't know the other way around also exist until I received the postcard you sent from Florida 😅
Very interesting video, I didn't realise Shakespeare was the first non royal on British stamps 😀
Thank you for watching, Karen.
Thanks for another interesting video. I was not aware of all the rules that the UK had for living individuals on stamps and how the rules have changed over the years.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Great informative episode, Richard! I didn't realize the UK's police of 'common' people on stamps was not abolished until 2005! Those are some pretty neat examples though of rule-breaks before the change in policy - especially the Freddie Mercury stamp, I wonder if the drummer was ever surprised to find himself as one of the 'rare'/first common people shown on a UK stamp! ... if he knows. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you for watching as always, Lisa. Yes the Freddie Mercury was a great example 😁
Great video Richard! I think having living people for historical context is interesting because it gives an insight to the current social or political climate, for example in Canada there has recently been a series with Indigenous leaders as the country confronts its past with its indigenous citizens, but I can see where the risk lies when “celebrities” are depicted as it can be a roll of the dice when it comes to their long term legacy
Thanks for watching and sharing your opinions Jake. You're right, it gives an insight to the current political climate.
Thank you, Richard. This was very interesting. To be honest, I didn't know there was an issue with depicting commoners and living people on stamps, but it makes sense. In New Zealand, except for the British Royal Family, people featured on New Zealand stamps were done so posthumously. In 1995 the policy was relaxed and living celebrities were depicted on a stamp set from this year. The policy about people occurring on stamps were indeed less strict in New Zealand than in Britain.
Thank you for watching and thanks for sharing the information of New Zealand☺️
Another excellent talk, I learned something although I have collected GB stamps for over 10 years i had not realized there had been restrictions on who appeared on the stamp.
Thank you Philip
Приветствую Ричард. очень познавательное и интересное видео спасибо. посмотрел с большим удовольствием.
Thank you ☺️
Hi. Tthe two football players used were small club players.
Great interesting video, thanks👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!☺️
I think the United States has the best policy regarding depicting people on stamps - they simply put no living person on stamps.
Thank you for watching and thanks for sharing. As far as I know, there are still some grey areas, such as characters in film and television works.
Great interesting video, thanks👍👍👍
Thank you