Issue Date – 19 May 2009
Royal Mail is producing a Miniature Sheet, Presentation Pack, First Day Cover, Stamp Cards and Press Sheet, to accompany the Action for Species - Plants stamp issue
Miniature Sheet
To celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Kate Stephens has designed this superb Miniature Sheet. It features four new stamps showing some of their landmark buildings at Wakehurst Place and Kew, including the world famous Palm House, which was the inspiration for the backdrop of the sheet.
First Day Covers
There are two First Day Covers in this issue, one features all ten Mint Stamps and the other, the Kew Gardens Miniature Sheet - take your pick. Both contain a filler card that tells you about how the SSSIs – Sites of Special Scientific, were set up to protect plants and other wildlife to ensure they survive. Like all First Day Covers, they must be pre-ordered and are not available after the 19 May, the date of issue. This is the only chance you will have to order your own personalised and date-stamped keepsake, so why not order yours now.
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Presentation Pack
The fully illustrated pack, designed by Russell Warren-Fisher, contains all ten Mint Stamps plus the Miniature Sheet Stamps on their own separate carrier. Dig deep and you’ll find out from Gail Vines, the former editor of Plantlife, about what is being done to help the UK’s endangered plants.
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Stamp Cards (11 in set)
Fifteen postcards bearing enlarged images of each of the Mint Stamps and the Miniature sheet go on sale about a week before the stamp issue date.
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Maxicard Set
This pack contains four postcards and a miniature sheet. The postcards show new and different images of the Kew sites featured on the miniature sheet stamps. Each postcard has the relevant stamp affixed and cancelled on the front in the style of a maximum card.
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Press Sheet
This Plants Miniature Sheet Press Sheet consists of twelve miniature sheets. Each is pristine and uncut and is a real treat - something for the serious collector to buy and treasure.
For more information about the Royal Botanic Gardens visit
www.kew.org.uk (Opens in a new window)
NAFAS 6 X 1st Class Stamp Book
The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) is 50 years young and in celebration Royal Mail has produced a Special Stamp Book featuring two stamps from our 1997 Floral Greetings issue.
NAFAS is a charity based on its educational aims, but the membership of 72,000 often use their skills to create beautiful displays which, in turn, raises many thousands of pounds for other charities. Further details regarding NAFAS and its anniversary can be found on http://www.nafas.org.uk (Opens in a new window)
