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14 January 2021 - National Parks of Great Britain - The Lake DistrictApril 2021 sees the 70th anniversary of the first National Parks being established. Today there are 15 national parks covering 10% of England, Scotland and Wales. They contain some of our most memorable landscapes, thousands of ancient monuments and almost one-third of our internationally important wildlife sites. 10 x 1st class stamps were issued.
The Lake District is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
No location-specific first day of issue postmarks were available.
Stamp: 1st class Lake District National Park
Postmark: Royal Mail First Day of Issue, Edinburgh
Card: Thirlmere and Raven Crag, published by Valentines A989 - watercolour by Edward M Thompson.
