Product Description
1 March 2007 - World of Invention - a set of 6
Royal Mail's The World of Invention stamp issue comprises of six self-adhesive stamps featuring landmarks in engineering and technology. Each of the inventions is illustrated in by Guardian cartoonist Peter Till in his own whimsical style with formatting and typography by Peter Willberg. On the backing paper a description of each invention is printed.
Thomas Telford was the engineering genius who built the roads, bridges, canals and docks without which the industrial revolution could not have happened. Now 250 years after his birth, Royal Mail celebrates the work of engineers and inventors who have changed our lives through technology.
The issue included a Prestige Stamp Book which contained the same stamps but on paper with ordinary gum, rather than self-adhesive. These are SG 2721-6
Stamps. The format & typography is by Peter Willberg, with illustrations by Peter Gill. The self-adhesive stamps are 32x30mm, and are printed in gravure by De La Rue Security Printers. The backing paper of the stamps is printed with information about the subjects of the stamps.
