The series of ten first-class stamps feature famous Britons from fields including politics, stamps, sport, music, the arts and journalism whose significant birth anniversaries fall this year.
Benjamin Britten
Together Design started work on the project around this time last year. It previously created Royal Mail’s Eminent Britons stamp series in 2009.
Vivien Leigh
Among the names are actress Vivien Leigh, First World War Prime Minister David Lloyd George, composer Benjamin Britten and Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly.