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Issue Date & Picture	Issue title & description	Official FD Postmark images (not to scale - sorry!)	Comments

Tuesday 13 January	Design Classics 1st class x 10 and Prestige Stamp Booklet.		All in sheets of 30/60 stamps of each value. Sheets all with water-activated gum. 1st class initial selling price 36*p.
Tuesday 13 January	Design Classics Smilers Sheet - Min-car Generic Smilers Sheet of 20 stamps and labels.		Initial selling price £7.74 (face value £7.20*)

Thursday 22 January	Robert Burns 250th Anniversary Miniature sheet with 2 x 1st class stamps special stamps and the 4 Scotland Country stamps - 2nd, 1st, 50p, 81p		Initial face value £2.66*

Thursday 12 February	Charles Darwin Bicentenary Set of 6 stamps: 1st, 48p, 50p, 56p, 72p, 81p. Prestige stamp book		Sheet stamps self-adhesive, PSB ordinary gum. Initial selling price - 1st class 36p*
Thursday 12 February	Charles Darwin Bicentenary Miniature sheet 2 x 1st, 2 x 81p		Ordinary Gum. Initial face value - MS £2.34*

Tuesday, 17 February	Machin definitives with security features Introduction of security slits, 'invisible' overprint and non-soakable adhesive to a range of Machin definitives: 2nd, 1st, 2nd Large, 1st Large, 50p, £1, £1.50, £2, £3, and £5		In counter sheets of 50. Initial selling prices: 2nd (27p), 1st (36p), 2nd Large (42p), 1st Large (52p).

Thursday, 26 February	Celebrating Wales Miniature Sheet of 2 x 1st class (existing Country stamp and Welsh flag) and 2 x 81p (St David and National Assembly Building) stamps. Issue coincides with Spring Stampex		Initial face value £2.34

Monday, 2 March	Design Classics Smilers Sheet - Concorde Generic Smilers Sheet of 20 stamps and labels.	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before (10 January)	Initial selling price £7.74 (face value £7.20*)

Tuesday, 10 March	Pioneers of The Industrial Revolution Set of 8 stamps, 2 each 1st class, 50p, 56p, 72p		In sheets of 30/60 in se-tenant pairs conventionally gummed. 1st class stamps initial selling price 36p*

Tuesday, 10 March	Design Classics Retail booklet 1 Self-adhesive booklet of 6 x 1st class stamps; 4 x gold Machin with security features; Design Classics Routemaster Bus & Phone Box.	No First Day Postmark as the stamps had been issued before (10 January, 17 February)	Initial face value £2.16*

Tueasday, 17 March	Castles of Northern Ireland Smilers Self-adhesive sheet of 20 x 1st class stamps with labels showing Castles of the province.	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before	Initial selling price £7.74. (Face value £7.20*)

Tuesday 31 March	Machin and Country definitives 17p olive Machin (2nd class letter to Large Letter make-up stamp); 22p stone Machin (1st class letter to Large Letter make-up stamp); 62p red Machin (10gr Europe & postcard rate); 90p ultramarine (Worldwide 20gr letter rate) 56p (Oak tree) & 90p (rose) England 56p (Thistle) & 90p (Tartan) Scotland 56p (Daffodil) & 90p (Prince of Wales feathers) Wales 56p (lace) & 90p (Beleek porcelain) Northern Ireland	5 official postmarks for Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, London and Windsor	All values in sheets of 200 - coventionally gummed
Tuesday 31 March	Machin definitives with security features Machin definitives in booklets and business sheets. Booklets 6 x 1st, 12 x 2nd, 12 x 1sr, 4 x 2nd Large & 4 x 1st Large Business Sheets: 100 each 1st & 2nd; 50 each 1st & 2nd Large	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before.	Initial selling prices: 2nd (27p), 1st (36p), 2nd Large (42p), 1st Large (52p).

Tuesday 21 April	The House of Tudor (Kings & Queens) 2 each 1st class - Henry VII & Henry VIII; 62p Edward VI & Lady Jane Grey; 81p Mary & Elizabeth I		Initial selling price of 1st class 39p* each.
Tuesday 21 April	The House of Tudor (Kings & Queens) MS 2 each 1st class & 90p		Initial face value £2.58*

Tuesday 21 April	Design Classics Retail booklet 2 Self-adhesive booklet of 6 x 1st class stamps; 4 x gold Machin with security features; 2 x Design Classics Mini-car	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before	Initial face value £2.34*

Thursday 23rd April	Castles of England Smilers Self-adhesive sheet of 20 x 1st class St George's Flag stamps with labels showing Castles of the country.	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before	Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*

Thursday 30th April	Smilers for Kids II Four self-adhesive Generic sheets of 20 Smilers stamps & labels. The subjects are designed to appeal to Children.	No First Day Postmark as the stamps have been issued before.	Each sheet initial selling price £8.50. Face value £7.80 *

Tuesday 19 May	Action for Species 3: Endangered Plants Set of 10 x 1st class stamps depicting plants.		Sheets of 30/60 - initial face value £3.90*
Tuesday 19 May	250th Anniversary of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Miniature sheet containing 2 each 1st class and 90p stamps.		Initial face value £2.58*
Thursday 21 May	National Association of Flower Arranging Societies Retail Book Booklet of 6 x 1st class self-adhesive stamps. 4 gold Machin definitives and 2 depicting flowers.	No First Day Postmark as the stamps have been issued before.	Initial face value £2.34*

Tuesday 16 June	Mythical Creatures Set of 6 stamps - 2 each 1st class, 62p, 90pp		Sheets of 25/50 - initial face value £3.82*

Monday, 3 August	Thaipex 2009 Stamp Exhibition Generic Smilers Sheet with 20 x 1st class "Hello" stamps and labels in 2 sets depicting 10 Thai taxis	No First Day Postmark expected as the stamp design has been issued before.	Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*

Tuesday, 18 August	Post boxes Miniature sheet of 4 stamps - 1st, 56p 81p 90p		Initial face value £2.66*
Tuesday, 18 August	Post boxes Generic Smilers sheet of 20 x 1st class stamps (from the MS) with 20 different labels depicting postboxes.		Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*
Tuesday, 18 August	Treasures of the Archive Prestige Book Containing Postboxes MS stamps in block of 4, pane of 4 x 20p Lord Mayor's Show stamps, 4 x 20p & 4 x 1st class Penny Black 150th anniversary stamps, and 17p, 22p & 62p Machins		Initial face value £7.93 *
Tuesday, 18 August	Design Classics Retail booklet 3 Self-adhesive booklet of 6 x 1st class stamps; 4 x gold Machin with security features; 2 x Design Classics Concorde	No First Day Postmark as the stamps have been issued before.	Initial face value £2.34*

Tuesday, 1 September	Fire and Rescue Services Set of 6, 1st class, 54p, 56p, 62p, 81p, 90p		Initial face value £3.82*

Thursday, 17 September	British Military Uniforms II Royal Navy Set of 3 x 1st class & 3 x 90p stamps. A prestige stamp book was also issued containing the Uniforms stamps, 4 x 1st class Royal Navy flag stamps, and a pane of 1p, 17p & 90p Machin definitives. Issued to coincide with Autumn Stampex.		Initial face value of set £3.87*
Thursday, 17 September	Design Classics Retail booklet 4 Self-adhesive booklet of 6 x 1st class stamps; 4 x gold Machin with security features; 2 x Design Classics Mini-skirt	No First Day Postmark as the stamps have been issued before.	Initial face value £2.34*

Thursday 8 October	Eminent Britons - Europa Set of 10 x 1st class stamps in two strips of 5 se-tenant (separate sheets).		Initial face value £3.90* Two separate sheets of 25/50

Wednesday, 21 October	Italia 2009 Stamp Exhibition Generic Smilers Sheet with 20 x 1st class "Hello" stamps and labels in 2 sets depicting 10 different buidings in Rome, in two formats	No First Day Postmark expected as the stamp design has been issued before.	Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*

Thursday, 22 October	Olympics/Paralympics Set of 10 x 1st class stamps in two strips of 5 se-tenant (separate sheets).		Initial face value £3.90* Two separate sheets of 25/50

Tuesday 3 November	Christmas - Madonna & Child 2008 Christmas stamps, miniature sheet and Smilers sheet. 2nd class, 1st class, 2nd class Large Letter, 1st class Large Letter, 56p, 90p & £1.35, plus a miniature sheet containing all values. (The 2007 Madonna stamps (2nd class & 1st class) were also reissued.)		Issued in self-adhesive sheets of 50. Initial face value 2nd (30p), 1st (39p), 2nd Large (47p) & 1st Large (61p). 1st & 2nd class also sold in booklets of 12 (£4.68* and £3.60* respectively) The set also issued in a conventionally gummed miniature sheet, face value £4.58* The Smilers® Sheet contains 20 stamps: 8 x 1st class, 8 x 2nd class and 2 each of the 56p & 90p stamps, 56p & 90p, initial selling price £9.00

Tuesday 17 November	Machin definitive stamps Recorded Signed For Two self-adhesive Machin stamps with security features for the basic Letter (39p) and Large Letter (61p) rates plus Recorded Signed For premium (at the time of issue, 75p).		Initial face values 1st class £1.14, 1st class Large £1.36

Monday, 30 November	Castles of Scotland Smilers Self-adhesive sheet of 20 x 1st class St Andrew's Flag stamps with labels showing Castles of the country.	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before	Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*

Monday, 30 November	MonacoPhil Stamp Exhibition Generic Smilers Sheet with 20 x 1st class "Hello" stamps and an overall image of the Monte Carlo bay, with portions on each of the 20 labels.	No First Day Postmark as the stamp had been issued before	Initial selling price £8.35, face value £7.80*

During the year four Commemorative Sheets containing 10 x 1st class stamps and labels were produced and sold for £13.50 per sheet. 21 July - 40th anniversary of Moon Landing 18 September - Big Ben 150th Anniversary 7 October - Cambridge University 800th anniversary 22 October - Olympics & Paralympics

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