Final stamps bearing Queen's head released for special anniversary before being replaced by King
A special collection of stamps with the Queen's head are to be released
Royal Mail
A final set of stamps with Queen Elizabeth II's silhouette will be released as part of a special anniversary.
The last stamps of the Elizabethan era can be ordered from Tuesday and will feature the centenary of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive.
Future commemorative stamps will see a silhouette of King Charles III.
The Flying Scotsman collection is the final set of stamps with the Queen's silhouette
Royal Mail
The stamps mark the end of an era, which the Royal Mail has kept to publication plans made before the late Queen's death last September.
A total of 12 stamps will show the steam locomotive which was built in 1923.
The stamps will show trains running between London and Edinburgh, in settings including North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed and Victoria Station in London.
The new release shows artwork from the 1920s and 1930s.
Over the years, the late Queen has appeared on various issues of special stamps ranging from Concorde, Star Trek and endangered species to Sherlock Holmes.
Regular first and second class stamps showing the Queen's head will be used until they run out.
The special series of Queen Elizabeth stamps will go on general sale next week.
Royal Mail spokesman David Gold said the stamps capture "the golden age of steam travel".
A total of 12 stamps will be issued with the Queen's head
Royal Mail
New King Charles stamps will be phased in over the forthcoming months and show a minimalist design without a crown.
The current silhouette of the late Queen, based on a 1950s image of her in her 20s, was first used in 1968.
Its first series celebrated British bridges including the M4 motorway viaduct.
In 1968, a first-class stamp cost 5d, around 2p in decimal money, but the cost has now increased to 95p.
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