Letters from Santa > Santa News
Royal Mail Launches Nativity-Themed Stamps For Christmas
Wed, 16 Nov 2011
A new range of stamps featuring scenes from the birth of Jesus have been launched by Royal Mail to celebrate the upcoming festive season.

Seven stamps that depict the nativity story have been created for Christmas and also to mark the 400 years of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, with each stamp each also featuring a Bible reference from either Matthew or Luke’s gospel.

"Christmas stamps help deliver festive messages of good cheer and celebration across the UK and around the world," a spokesman for Royal Mail said.

"This year’s stamps feature scenes from the Nativity, together with the Gospel references from the King James Bible which inspired them."

Royal Mail, which alternates between religious and non-religious themes for its official Christmas stamps, announced last year that it was to commemorate the KJV anniversary in response to growing demand from the British public.

The anniversary has also been celebrated by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, with a cover-to-cover reading of the historic text.
add to favouritesnewsletterlink to this pagesend to friendpost comments
 
 
 
Personalised letters from Santa Claus for just £4.99 with FREE postage:
Your child's name
Home town
Friend's name
Christmas gifts
Signed by Santa
North Pole postmark design
Order now
 
 
Over 2,500 happy children each year. Safe and secure shopping secured by SagePay.