Row 1: Comma, Orange Tip, Small Copper, Chalkhill Blue,
Swallowtail
Row 2: Purple Emperor, Marsh Fritillary, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Marbled
White.
This is taken from the FDC insert. If Royal Mail provide further background of the usual depth it will be added later.
Comma: Has distinctive ragged-shaped wings and white comma marks on the underside. Once a rarity but now widely seen. Habitat: Woodlands, gardens and hedgerows.
Orange-Tip: Harbinger of spring, males have bright orange wing tips and wander through the countryside looking for a mate. Habitat: Woodland rides, lanes and gardens.
Small Copper: Males are feisty, chasing other insects from their territory; females search for sorrel or dock plants on which to lay eggs. Habitat: Open spaces, especially rough grasslands.
Chalkhill Blue: Appearing in high-summer when groups of milky-blue males can be seen feeding from deep purple flowers. Habitat: Chalk and limestone hillsides.
Swallowtail: The largest species in the UK, it can be found skimming reedbeds and open water. Females lay the eggs on milk parsley. Habitat: Open Fenlands.
Purple Emperor: Elusive and highly prized, males have an electric purple sheen, which the females lack. Eggs are laid in sallow bushes. Habitat: Broadleaved forests.
Marsh Fritillary: Attractively chequered, this is one of the UK's fastest-declining butterflies. Habitat: Damp meadows and flowery downland.
Brimstone: One of the first buterflies to appear in the spring. Males are sulphur yellow. Females lay eggs on buckthorns. Habitat: throughout the countryside.
Red Admiral: Immigrant from Southern Europe and North Africa. Dramatically coloured and attracted to garden flowers such as buddleia. Habitat: All habitats.
Marbled White: Distinctively chequered, this sedentary butterfly can be seen in high summer flapping lazily in the sun. Habitat: Flowery grassland, woodland rides, and verges.
The stamps were designed by MARC&ANNA using Illustrations by Richard
Lewington and are printed by Cartor Security Printing in lithography.
The 37 x 35mm stamps are perf 14.5 in sheets of 25/50 with all over
phosphor.
The stamps will be issued in two sheets of 25/50 with five se-tenant
designs per sheet, enabling customers to buy a vertical strip of five of
any individual stamp.
The self-adhesive booklet is printed by Walsall Security Print and the definitives have the codes M13L MCIL
Products issued, available from Royal Mail:
Set of 10 stamps (2 strips of 5) --
Strip of 5 from sheet 1 or sheet 2, or vertical strip of 5 of any single
stamp
First day cover --
Presentation pack -- Stamp
cards (set of 10) - retail booklet
Postmarks available for the day of issue are shown here. These postmarks cannot be obtained after the date of issue. The images shown here may not be to scale.
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Ref FD1317TH Philatelic Bureau Official Postmark |
Ref FD1317PL Lulworth Camp, Wareham, Doreset Official Postmark |
Ref FD1317NP |
Ref L1892 London SW7 |
Ref L12893 |
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Ref L12894 |
Ref L12895 Welwyn Garden City |
Ref S12898 |
Ref: M12903 |
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Late announcements >>>> Covers/cards should be sent to the Scotland & NI or North of England Handstamp Centre as relevant within 10 days of receipt of bulletin, ie by about 25 July. |
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<<<< Ref S12908 Belfast Naturalists' Field Club (150th anniversary), Belfast |
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<<<< Ref N12906 National Wildflower Centre, Liverpool |
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