{"id":14000,"date":"2022-04-29T23:44:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T03:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2022-04-30T21:45:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T01:45:38","slug":"unsung-heroes-world-war-2-women-workers-uk-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=14000","title":{"rendered":"Unsung Heroes: World War 2 Women Workers (UK 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #2e3192;\"><strong> New Stamps from Royal Mail Pay Tribute to Unsung Heroes \u2013 The Women of World War II<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13997\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_set-500x206.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 10 stamps in the main set illustrate the huge range of work women undertook during the war years of 1939-1945<\/li>\n<li>Included is a rare photograph showing female codebreakers working at Bletchley<\/li>\n<li>A further four stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, showcase the work of the \u2018Spitfire Women\u2019, an incredibly brave and ground-breaking group of female pilots<\/li>\n<li>Royal Mail worked with Professor Lucy Noakes, Rab Butler Chair in Modern History, Department of History at the University of Essex, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, on the stamp issue, and also, Richard Poad from the Air Transport Auxiliary Museum and Professor Richard Overy, Professor of History at Exeter University<\/li>\n<li>The stamps are available to pre-order from today (28 April) at<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/unsungheroes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.royalmail.com\/unsungheroes<\/a> and by phone on 03457 641 641<\/li>\n<li>The stamps go on general sale on 5 May &#8211; with the Presentation Pack, containing all the stamps, priced at \u00a316.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Royal Mail has revealed a new set of 14 stamps that pay tribute to women\u2019s vital contribution during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled <span style=\"color: #2e3192;\"><strong>Unsung Heroes: Women of World War II<\/strong><\/span>, the main set of 10 stamps illustrate <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_deciphering.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13995\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_deciphering-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_deciphering-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_deciphering-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_deciphering.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>the huge range of work women undertook during the war years.<\/p>\n<p>Included is a rare photograph showing female codebreakers working at Bletchley, where they translated Axis material and operated the complex cryptographic machinery. [right]<\/p>\n<p>A further four stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, showcase the brave work of the Ferry Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary \u2013 known as the \u2018Spitfire Women\u2019 \u2013 an incredibly brave and ground-breaking group of female pilots.<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13984\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_minisheet-500x193.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>David Gold, Director External Affairs &amp; Policy, Royal Mail, said: \u201cThese stamps are a tribute to the millions of women who contributed to the war effort and the Allied victory. Their bravery and sacrifice is often overlooked, but their work helped to drive some of the post-war social changes that eventually saw equal opportunities and equal pay legislation. We must also remember the women who supported the war effort at home, managing households despite the unceasing demands of total war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2e3192;\">Rising to the challenge:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Until 1941, women\u2019s work was voluntary, but the increased demands of a global war meant that female conscription was increasingly seen as necessary by the government. By the middle of 1943, the majority of women in wartime employment, both full and part-time, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_nursing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13991\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_nursing-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_nursing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_nursing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_nursing.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>were working in industry, agriculture and the women\u2019s services. The women\u2019s auxiliary services were established at the outset of the war: the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1938, and the Women\u2019s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and Women\u2019s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in 1939.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, roles in the ATS were limited to cooks, cleaners, orderlies, store-women, and drivers, but as the war went on these were expanded to include other duties, notably work on the anti-aircraft sites. More roles were open to women in the WAAF and the WRNS, while the \u2018Spitfire women\u2019 of the civilian Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) delivered planes to airfields around the country.<\/p>\n<p>Among the volunteers were many women from the then British colonies and Dominions, who served in the auxiliary and medical services. Other women worked as nurses, air raid wardens and tube and bus drivers, while over one million women volunteered with the <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_lighting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13994\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_lighting-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_lighting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_lighting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_lighting.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Women\u2019s Voluntary Services. At the war\u2019s end, many of these roles disappeared, but women\u2019s contribution to the war effort is commemorated by the Women of World War II memorial in central London.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Mail worked with Professor Lucy Noakes, Rab Butler Chair in Modern History, Department of History at the University of Essex, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, on the stamp issue, and also, Richard Poad from the ATA Museum and Professor Richard Overy, Professor of History at Exeter University.<\/p>\n<p>The stamps are now available to pre-order at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/unsungheroes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.royalmail.com\/unsungheroes<\/a> and by phone on 03457 641 641. The stamps will be available on general sale on 5 May \u2013 with the Presentation Pack, containing all the stamps, priced at \u00a316.00.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2e3192;\">Technical Details &#8211; Stamps:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nNumber of stamps: Ten<br \/>\nValue of Stamps: 10 x 1st Class<br \/>\nDesign: Supple Studio<br \/>\nAcknowledgements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_protecting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13989\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_protecting-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_protecting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_protecting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_protecting.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Air Raid Precautions photo \u00a9 Fox Photos\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Queen Alexandra\u2019s Imperial Military Nursing Service photo \u00a9 IWM B 5842<\/li>\n<li>Auxiliary Territorial Service (Repairing Army vehicles) photo \u00a9 Hulton-Deutsch Collection\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Royal Naval Service photo \u00a9 IWM A 19470<\/li>\n<li>Factory worker photo \u00a9 Bert Hardy\/Picture Post\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_demand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13992\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_demand-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_demand-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_demand-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_demand.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Codebreakers photo used with kind permission of Director GCHQ<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Voluntary Services photo \u00a9 Evening Standard\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Auxiliary Territorial Service (Lighting the way to victory) photo \u00a9 Popperfoto\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Auxiliary Air Force photo \u00a9 Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Land Army photo \u00a9 Sayers\/Popperfoto\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stamp designs \u00a9 Royal Mail Group Ltd 2022<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_arming.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13996\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_arming-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_arming-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_arming-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_arming.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13986\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing-407x300.png 407w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_briefing.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Words: Professor Lucy Noakes<br \/>\nPack design \u00a9 Royal Mail Group Ltd 2022<br \/>\nStamp Format:Square<br \/>\nNumber per sheet:50\/ 25<br \/>\nStamp Size: 35mm x 35mm<br \/>\nPrinter: International Security Printers<br \/>\nPrint Process: Lithography<br \/>\nPerforations: 14.5 x 14.5<br \/>\nPhosphor: bars as appropriate<br \/>\nGum: PVA<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2e3192;\">Technical Details &#8211; MiniSheet:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nNumber of stamps: Four<br \/>\nValue of Stamps: 1st x 2, 2 x \u00a31.85<br \/>\nDesign: Supple Studio<br \/>\nAcknowledgements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Background image \u2013 First eight women to join the ATA, 1940 photo \u00a9 Saidman\/Popperfoto via Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Pilots meet in their ferry pool briefing room photo \u00a9 Leonard McCombe\/Picture Post\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>Pilot climbing into the cockpit of a Supermarine Spitfire and Pilot completing her post-flight paperwork in a Lockheed Hudson photos \u00a9 Maidenhead Heritage Trust<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13985\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking-407x300.png 407w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_disembarking.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Pilots of the No. 5 Ferry Pool disembarking from an Avro Anson photo \u00a9 Fox Photos\/Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stamp designs \u00a9 Royal Mail Group Ltd 2022 Card design: Supple Studio<br \/>\nWords: Professor Lucy Noakes<br \/>\nStamp Format: Landscape<br \/>\nStamp Size: 41mm x 30mm<br \/>\nMiniature Sheet Size: 192mm x 74mm<br \/>\nPrinter: International Security Printers<br \/>\nPrint Process: Lithography<br \/>\nPerforations: 14.5 x 14<br \/>\nPhosphor: bars as appropriate<br \/>\nGum: PVA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2e3192;\"><strong>Philatelic Products:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nStamp set AS8500 \u00a39.50<br \/>\nMiniature Sheet MZ175 \u00a35.60<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14005\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_presspack-500x264.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Presentation Pack AP506 \u00a316.00 (above)<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13980\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stamps-fdc-500x284.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>First Day Cover &#8211; Stamps AF486 \u00a312.05 (above)<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13981\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_mini-fdc-500x284.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>First Day Cover \u2013 Minisheet MF170 \u00a37.40 (above) <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14004\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpanefdc-500x284.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>First Day Cover \u2013 PSB pane HF100 \u00a35.45<br \/>\nStamp Souvenir AW215 \u00a312.05<br \/>\nStamp Sheet Souvenir AW216 \u00a37.40<br \/>\nFirst Day Envelope AE441 \u00a30.30<br \/>\nPostcards AQ322 \u00a36.75<br \/>\nPrestige Stamp Book YB106 \u00a320.75<br \/>\nPress Sheet PZ061 \u00a378.40<br \/>\nFramed Stamps N3287 \u00a329.99<br \/>\nFramed Miniature Sheet N3288 \u00a329.99<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14003\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets-150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_stampsheets-316x300.png 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Full 50 x 1st Class stamp sheet AS8500AFS \u00a347.50<br \/>\nHalf 25 x 1st Class stamp sheet AS8500AHS \u00a323.75<br \/>\nFull 50 x 1st Class stamp sheet AS8500BFS \u00a347.50<br \/>\nHalf 25 X 1st Class stamp sheet AS8500BHS \u00a323.75<\/p>\n<p>Two first day postmarks are available: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13979\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_cancels-500x250.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>There are four PSB panes: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14009\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane1-486x300.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14008\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane2-486x300.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14007\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane3-486x300.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14006\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4.png 800w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_psbpane4-486x300.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Here are the single stamps not illustrated separately above: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_supplying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13987 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_supplying-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_supplying-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_supplying-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_supplying.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_repairing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13988\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_repairing-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_repairing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_repairing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_repairing.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_maintaining.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13993\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_maintaining-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_maintaining-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_maintaining-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_maintaining.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_powering.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13990\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_powering-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_powering-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_powering-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_powering.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here are the minisheet stamps not illustrated above: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13983\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork-407x300.png 407w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_paperwork.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13982\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire-407x300.png 407w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/uk_unsung_spitfire.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions] New Stamps from Royal Mail Pay Tribute to Unsung Heroes \u2013 The Women of World War II The 10 stamps in the main set illustrate the huge range of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=14000\">Continue reading <span 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