New tickets are already available for sale on the website.
London:
Britain’s Royal Mail on Tuesday began selling the first stamps depicting King Charles III since his ascension to the throne in September.
The monarch’s portrait, unveiled in February and approved by Charles himself, will now appear on all Royal Mail stamps, along with the stamp’s value and barcode, ahead of his coronation next month.
The so-called “definitive stamp” – for everyday use – has been adapted from the official effigy that appears on new UK coins.
Retailers will continue to sell existing stamps featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II and will be supplied with the new edition when stocks run out.
New tickets are already available for sale on the website.
The image of Charles is taken from a design by British sculptor Martin Jennings for the new UK coins, which are already in circulation.
The new design shows Charles facing left, as all British monarchs have done on stamps since the “Penny Black”, which was issued under Queen Victoria in 1840 as the world’s first postage stamp .
The release also came a day after the Postal Service raised stamp prices to make it “sustainable”, according to a statement from the Royal Mail.
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