1999.06.08    Great Britain
New Welsh Regional Definitives

On June 8, four new Welsh regional definitive stamps were issued along with four new ones for Scottish. The multi-colored new ones bear three non-denominated - 1st, 2nd, and E (for pan-European rate) and a 64p.

The stamps on the right have the service indicators in both English and Welsh. The design of the 1af/st stamp shows a dragon, a Welsh symbol, fashioned from Welsh steel, and the 2ail/nd is a leek fashioned in a style reminiscent of Welsh lovespoons, which are now popular souvenirs of Wales. The leek is the national emblem of Wales. The ‘E’ stamp pictures a daffodil made of Welsh slate and the 64p shows the Price of Wales feathers, a crest that was adopted by Edward, the Black Prince who became the Prince of Wales in 1343. The stamps also do not have the name of the region on them, as some had speculated, so the design is the only identifier of the region.
 

Original information from GBStamps.com