This is a list of the commemorative stamps of the United Kingdom for the years 2010–2019.
List 2010 Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2010 2010-01-07 Classic Album Covers 1st Class – The Division Bell by Pink Floyd; A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay; Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order; Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones; London Calling by The Clash; Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield; IV by Led Zeppelin; Screamadelica by Primal Scream; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie; Parklife by Blur. Studio Dempsey, in collaboration with albums' contemporary copyright owners acting as artwork licensees 2010-01-26 Smilers 2010 Consumer x4; Business x6 2010-02-02 Girlguiding UK 1st Class – Rainbows; 56p – Brownies; 81p – Guides; 90p – Senior Section Together Design 2010-02-25 The Royal Society 1st Class – Robert Boyle, Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Edward Jenner, Charles Babbage, Alfred Russel Wallace, Joseph Lister, Ernest Rutherford, Dorothy Hodgkin, Sir Nicholas Shackleton Hat-trick Design 2010-03-11 Battersea Dogs and Cats Home 1st Class – Pixie, Button, Herbie, Mr Tumnus, Tafka, Boris Casey, Tigger, Leonard, Tia CDT Design 2010-03-23 House of Stuart 1st Class – James I (1406–1437), James II (1437–1460), James III (1460–1488); 62p – James IV (1488–1513), James V (1513–1542);81p – Mary (1542–1567), James VI (1567–1625) Atelier Works 2010-04-13 Mammals (Action for Species 4) Humpback whale, wildcat, brown long-eared bat, polecat, sperm whale, water vole, greater horseshoe bat, otter, dormouse, hedgehog 2010-05-06 London 2010 Festival of Stamps Accession of King George V – 1st Class and £1 Sedley Place 2010-05-08 London 2010 Festival of Stamps 1st Class X 2: One Penny (Red), One and a Half Penny (Brown) - from British Empire Exhibition 1924); £1 X 2: One Pound Seahorses (Green), Ten Shillings Seahorses (Blue) - first issued in 1913) Sedley Place 2010-05-13 Britain Alone 1st Class – Winston Churchill, Land Girls; 60p – Home Guard, Evacuees; 67p – Air Raid Wardens, Women in Factories; 97p – Royal Broadcast, Fire Service Miniature Sheet: 1st Class – Evacuation of British soldiers from the beach at Dunkirk; 60p – The Little Fleet; 88p – British soldiers on board a Royal Navy destroyer; 97p – Two Boats from Dunkirk Why Not Associates 2010-06-15 House of Stuart1st class X 2: James I, Charles I; 60p X 2: Charles II, James II; 67p X 2: William III, Mary II; 88p X 2: Anne, Stuart I; Miniature Sheet: 1st Class – 1st Class: William Harvey - 1628 Blood circulation; 60p: Civil War - 1645 Battle of Naseby; 88p: John Milton - 1667 Paradise Lost; 97p: John Vanbrugh - 1712 Castle Howard 2010-07-27 The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games II 1st Class – Rowing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Cycling, Table Tennis, Hockey, Football, Goalball, Boxing Studio David Hillman 2010-08-19 Great British Railways 1 1st Class – LMS Coronation Class, BR Class 9F; 67p – GWR King Class, LNER Class A1; 97p – LMS NCC Class WT, SR King Arthur Class Delaney Design Consultants 2010-09-16 Medical Breakthroughs 1st Class – Heart-regulating beta-blockers synthesised by Sir James Black, 1962; 58p – Antibiotic properties of penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, 1928; 60p – Total hip replacement operation pioneered by Sir John Charnley, 1962; 67p – Artificial lens implant surgery pioneered by Sir Harold Ridley, 1949; 88p – Malaria parasite transmitted by mosquitoes proved by Sir Ronald Ross, 1897; 97p – Computed tomography scanner invented by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, 1971 Howard Brown 2010-10-12 Winnie-the-Pooh 1st Class – Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and Christopher Robin; 58p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet; 60p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Rabbit; 67p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore; 88p – Winnie-the-Pooh and friends; 97p – Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger. Magpie Studio 2010-11-02 Christmas 2010 2nd Class – Wallace and Gromit carol singing; 1st Class – Gromit posting Christmas cards; 2nd Class Large – Wallace and Gromit carol singing; 1st Class Large – Gromit posting Christmas cards; 60p – Wallace dressing the Christmas tree; 97p – Gromit with Christmas pudding; £1.46 – Gromit's Christmas pullover. Aardman Animations Ltd and Royal Mail
2011
Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2011451 2011-01-11 FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson 1st Class – Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds; 97p – Stingray, Fireball XL5, Supercar GBH2011-01-24Post & Go Stamps – Birds of Britain II1st Class X 6: blackbird, chaffinch, collared dove, long-tailed tit, greenfinch, magpieRoyal Mail Group Ltd452 2011-02-01 Classic Locomotives of England 1st Class – BR Dean Goods No. 2532; 60p – Peckett R2 Thor; 88p – L & YR 1093 No. 1100; 97p – BR WD No. 90662 Delaney Design Consultants453 2011-02-24 Musicals 1st Class – Oliver!, Blood Brothers, We Will Rock You, Monty Python's Spamalot; 97p – The Rocky Horror Show, Me and My Girl, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Billy Elliot Webb and Webb454 2011-03-08 Magical Realms 1st Class – Rincewind, Nanny Ogg (from Terry Pratchett's Discworld), Dumbledore, Voldemort (from Harry Potter); 60p – Merlin, Morgan le Fay (from Arthurian legend); 97p – Aslan, The White Witch (from The Chronicles of Narnia). So Design Consultants454 2011-03-22 World Wildlife Fund 1st Class – African elephant, gorilla, Siberian tiger, polar bear, Amur leopard, Iberian lynx, red panda, black rhinoceros, African wild dog, golden lion tamarin, spider monkey; 60p – hyacinth macaw; 88p – poison dart frog; 97p – jaguar Rose Design Consultants455 2011-04-12 The Royal Shakespeare Company1st Class – Hamlet; 66p – The Tempest; 68p – Henry VI; 76p – King Lear; £1.00 – A Midsummer Night's Dream; £1.10p – Romeo and JulietMiniature sheet: 1st Class – Royal Shakespeare Theatre; 68p – Swan Theatre; 76p – The Courtyard Theatre; £1.00 – The Other Place Hat-trick designM20 2011-04-21 The Royal Wedding (William and Kate) Miniature sheet which features Prince William's coat of arms. 1st Class and £1.10456 2011-05-05 Morris & Co2 X 1st: Cray – William Morris, Cherries – Philip Webb, 76p X 2: Seaweed – John Henry Dearle, Peony – Kate Faulkner, £1.10 X 2: Acanthus – William Morris and William De Morgan, The Merchant's Daughter – Edward Burne-Jones 2011-05-19Post & Go Stamps: Birds of Britain III 6 X 1st Class: Mallard, Greylag Goose, Kingfisher, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Great Crested GrebeKate Stephens457 2011-06-14 Thomas the Tank Engine1st Class: Thomas the Tank Engine; 66p: James; 68p: Percy; 76p: Daisy; £1.00: Toby; £1.10: Gordon; Miniature Sheet: 1st Class: Thomas and Bertie the Bus; 68p: James; 76p: Percy; £1.00: Henry.458 2011-07-27 London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 3 1st Class – Paralympic Games: Sailing; Athletics: Field; Volleyball; Wrestling; Wheelchair Rugby; Wheelchair Tennis; Fencing; Gymnastics; Triathlon; Handball Studio David Hillman459 2011-08-23 The Crown Jewels1st Class – The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross; St Edward's Crown; 68p – Rod and Sceptre with Doves; Queen Mary's Crown; 76p – The Sovereign's Orb; Jewelled Sword of Offering; £1.10 – Imperial State Crown; Coronation Spoon Purpose460 2011-09-09 Aerial Post1st Class: Hamel receives first mail bag; 68p: Hamel ready to leave Hendon; £1.00: Greswell's Bleriot at Windsor; £1.10: Airmail delivered at Windsor.4612011-09-15The House of HanoverThe House of Hanover: 1st Class X 2: George I (1714–1727), George II (1727–1760); 76p X 2: George III (1760–1820), George IV (1820–1830); £1.10 X 2: William IV (1830–1837), Victoria (1837–1901). The Age of Hanoverians: 1st: Robert Walpole – 1721 First Prime Minister; 68p: Robert Adam – 1763 Kedleston Hall; 76p: Penny Black – 1840 Uniform Postage; £1.00: Queen Victoria 1897 Diamond Jubilee.2011-09-16Birds of Britain IV Post & Go Stamps1st Class X 6: Puffin, Gannet, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Cormorant, Arctic Tern.4622011-10-13UK A–Z Part 11st Class X 12: Angel of the North, Blackpool Tower, Carrick-a-Rede, Downing Street, Edinburgh Castle, Forth Railway Bridge, Glastonbury Tor, Harlech Castle, Ironbridge, Jodrell Bank, Kursaal, Lindisfarne Priory.4632011-11-08Christmas 20112nd Class X 1: Joseph visited by the Angel; 1st Class X 1: Madonna and Child; 2nd Large X 1: Joseph visited by the Angel; 1st Large X 1: Madonna and Child; 68p X 1: Baby Jesus in the manger; £1.10 X 1: Shepherds visited by the Angel; £1.65 X 1: Wise men and star.
2012
Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2012922012.01.05London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Definitives4 Stamps: 2 X 1st Class: Olympic Definitive, Paralympic Definitive, 2 X Worldwide: Olympic Definitive, Paralympic DefinitiveRoyal Mail Group4652012.01.10Roald Dahl6 Stamps: 1st Class: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 66p: Fantastic Mr. Fox, 68p: James and the Giant Peach, 76p: Matilda, £1.00: The Twits, £1.10: The Witches 4 Stamps: 1st Class: The BFG and Sophie, 68p: The BFG and Sophie Wake the Giants, 76p: Sophie on the Queen's Window-Sill, £1.00: The BFG and Sophie at the Writing Desk.Magpie StudioLS802012.01.20Year of the Dragon Smiler Sheet20 Stamps: 1st Class X 20: A collection of different designsRoyal Mail2012.02.02Kings & Queens – House of Windsor1st Class: Edward VII (1901–1910), 68p: George V (1910–1936), 76p: Edward VIII (1936), £1.00, George VI (1936–1952), £1.10, Elizabeth II (1952–2022), 1st Class: Scott Expedition 1912, 68p: Second World War 1929–1945, 76p: Football Champions 1966, £1.00: Channel TunnelAtelier Works2012.02.06Diamond Jubilee definitive1st Class X 6: Dorothy Wilding definitive, Robert Austin banknote portrait, Harry Eccleston banknote portrait, Mary Gillick coinage portrait, Arnold Machin coinage portrait, Diamond Jubilee Machin2012.02.23Britons of Distinction1st Class X 10: Sir Basil Spence, Frederick Delius, Mary ‘May’ Morris, Odette Hallowes, Thomas Newcomen, Kathleen Ferrier, Augustus Pugin, Montague Rhodes James, Alan Turing, Joan Mary Fry2012.02.24Post & Go – British Farm Animals I – Sheep1st Class X 6: Welsh Mountain Badger Face, Dalesbred, Jacob, Suffolk, Soay, Leicester Longwool2012.03.08Classic Locomotives of Scotland1st Class X 1: BR D34 Nos. 62471 and 62496; 68p X 1: BR D40 No. 62276, £1 X 1: Andrew Barclay No. 807, £1.10 X 1: BR 4P No. 547672012.03.20World of Comics1st Class X 10: The Dandy, The Beano, The Eagle, The Topper, Tiger, Bunty, Buster, Valiant, Twinkle, 2000 AD2012.04.10RMS Titanic1st Class X 10: Various. Centenary of the Titanic.4702012.04.10UK A-Z (part 2)1st Class X 14: Manchester Town Hall, Narrow Water Castle, Old Bailey, Portmeirion, The Queens College Oxford, Roman Baths, Stirling Castle, Tyne Bridge, Urquhart Castle, Victoria and Albert Museum, White Cliffs of Dover, Station X Bletchley Park, York Minster, ZSL London Zoo.2012.04.24Post & Go: British Farm Animals II – Pigs1st Class X 6: Berkshire, Oxford Sandy and Black, Tamworth, Gloucestershire Old Spots, Welsh, British Saddleback2012.05.15Great British Fashion1st Class X 8: Hardy Amies, Norman Hartnell, Granny Takes a Trip, Ossie Clark print by Celia Birtwell, Tommy Nutter, Jean Muir, Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Alexander McQueen.Johnson Banks2012.05.21Post & Go: 1st Class: Union Flag2012.05.31The Queen's Diamond Jubilee1st Class X 2: Golden Jubilee - 2002, Trooping the Colour - 1967; 77p X 2: The Royal Welsh - 2007, First Christmas TV Broadcast - 1957; 87p X 2: Silver Jubilee Walkabout -1977, Garter Ceremony - 1997; £1.28 X 2: United Nations Address - 2012, Commonwealth Games - 1982;2012.06.19Charles Dickens1st Class: Mr Pickwick (The Pickwick Papers); 2nd Class: Mr Bumble (Oliver Twist); 77p: The Marchioness (The Old Curiosity Shop); 87p: Mrs Gamp (Martin Chuzzlewit); £1.28: Captain Cuttle (Dombey and Son); £1.90: Mr Micawber (David Copperfield).Jul 27London 2012 Olympics: WelcomeAug 29London 2012 Paralympics: WelcomeSep 27London 2012 Olympics: MemoriesSep 28Faststamps: CattleOct 16Space ScienceNov 8Christmas