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Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps

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Photos made available by the Royal Mail shows set of stamps issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain.

The Royal Mail issued a set of four stamps with memorials honouring serviceman and woman and victims of the Holocaust to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War which falls on 08 May 2020.

Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows one of the stamps with Ecstatic crowds gather in London’s Piccadilly on VE Day, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
Troops march through London’s Oxford Street during a parade for the Victory Over Japan exhibition, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A serviceman returns home to South Devon from his airbase in Lincolnshire, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain, 24 April 2020. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows one of the stamps with Jubilant nurses celebrate VE Day in Liverpool, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain, 24 April 2020. The Royal Mail issued a set of eight stamps with evocative photographs reproduced in colour by Royston Leonard to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War which falls on 08 May 2020. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
One of the stamps with Soldiers and sailors leave a demobilisation centre carrying their civilian clothes in boxes, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows one of the stamps with A member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRENS) proposes a toast during VE Day celebrations in Glasgow, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows one of the stamps with Evacuees return home to London after a wartime stay in Leicester, issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows a set of eight stamps issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
A handout photo made available by the Royal Mail shows set of stamps issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in London, Britain, EPA-EFE/ROYAL MAIL / HANDOUT

 

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