2006-09-15 01:22:56 · 10 answers · asked by martys34uk 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
No, not quite correct. The Royal Mail issues two types of stamps: definitives and commemoratives. The definitives are the every day stamps feauturing only the profile of the reigning sovereign. The commemorative stamps are issued to commemorate events, people, scenes, buildings, sports - anything or anyone the Royal Mail deems worthy of commemoration (this done subject to the approval of the Queen).
Britain is the only country in the world that does not put its name on its stamps. The only indication that a postage stamp is issued in the UK is the profile of the sovereign somewhere on the stamp (on the definitives that is all the stamp has; on commemoratives the sovereign's profile is usually at the top left hand corner). The reason for this is that the postage stamp was invented in Britain. Sir Rowland Hill introduced the notion of prepayment of postal charges by use of an adhesive stamp. The first stamp issued in 1840, the Penny Black, featured the profile of the reigning sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Every other stamp issued since the Penny Black has maintained this in place of the country's name.
The idea caught on and the rest of the world followed Britain's lead and carries on doing so to this day.
2006-09-15 02:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seeing as how it is only Royal family that can be on a stamp while they are still alive, and not having seen the Beatles stamps you refer to, I can only assume that it is only the dead members of the Beatles that appear on the stamps. You may remember the fuss and controversy a few years ago when a stamp of Freddie Mercury was printed, as Roger Taylor was visible in the background.
2006-09-16 11:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by paradisefound1980 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that the mail service is called the "Royal Mail"
and that is the reason for the "Queen" to be on the stamps.
If the Beatle mania managed to get a franchise then I
suppose they could mint their own stamps. However I
think this impossible and unnecessary. The Royal mint
do allow the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of
Scotland to mint their own paper money without the
Queen‘s profile, so you could unsuccessfully try that
direction if you wish to waste your time!
2006-09-15 08:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the queen allows the royal mint to make collectable stamps based on the projected amount of money the stamps will make the royal family. That is why you can get special edition Lord of the Rings, Beatles, Harry Potter etc. If it will make money they will agree to sell it.
2006-09-18 10:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a commemorative set released by the royal mail. If you notice it still has a picture of the queens head. Every now and then royal mail release a set IE The battle of Britain etc
2006-09-15 08:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by alismudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different countries have different rules about this sort of thing. Have the Beatles been on a BRITISH stamp?
2006-09-15 09:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The royal mail have many different stamps for various occasions, I've heard there are people who collect them. We even have Father Christmas on them.
2006-09-15 08:25:46 · answer #7 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beatles come in Animal and Insect category... so they qualify.
On a serious note, its not so serious. Its just a stamp.
2006-09-15 08:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by zulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they're the Beatles. do I really need to explain further
2006-09-15 08:30:43 · answer #9 · answered by give up art 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rules have changed, anyone can be on it.
2006-09-19 02:06:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋