Who chose the Christmas stamps?

escaped

Thanks for the definitive answer to who chooses the stamps NotSpaghetti.
Just a quick query, Each stamp is passed to the Queen for review how do they do that? Call upon the angels and seraphs? 😇

Sorry.
It's a 2019 article!

Here

NannyC1

Well I'm very happy the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool was chosen, my grandfather helped build it,before and after WW2. It may have been chosen as it's apparently the longest cathedral in the world!

That's a nice story * NannyCl*.
I think this one has one of the longest cathedral naves too. Any guesses?

NotSpaghetti Good heavens!!

What if the late Queen had approved them but Charles said "I don't like those and it's my head that appears with them now!"

Thanks for the definitive answer to who chooses the stamps NotSpaghetti.
Just a quick query, Each stamp is passed to the Queen for review how do they do that? Call upon the angels and seraphs? 😇

Well I'm very happy the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool was chosen, my grandfather helped build it,before and after WW2. It may have been chosen as it's apparently the longest cathedral in the world!

Well said @Elegran. I'm not Scottish, Irish or Welsh but I do like to see their beautiful buildings, they are an important part of the UK and I see very little representation of them in general. I know there a lot of beautiful cathedrals in England, but there are also many in the other nations too, and there are only so many images we can have on stamps.

We are so familiar with London monuments whilst the rest of the UK is largely ignored. The rest of England is occasionally featured, but not often. London may be the capital of England, but I'm not from London and it doesn't mean that much to me (although I did go there once when I was a lot younger)

So in answer to "Who chose the cathedrals...

In a process that can take up to five years, the design of a new stamp involves these stages:

Royal Mail researchers decide on the subject matter
Royal Mail invites proposals from Royal Mail designers for new stamp designs based on the chosen subject matter
Designs are put before the Stamp Advisory Committee
‘Essays’ are produced, which are special proofs that reveal how the completed stamp will look
Each stamp is passed to the Queen for review
Once the stamp has royal approval, it can then be issued for sale

So the answer is "The Stamp Advisory Committee".


The role of the SAC is to provide advice to Royal Mail on the selection and development for all postage stamps. The categories of members specified for the original committee � and broadly in place today � were 'experts in design, representatives of the general public and philatelists'. The current committee consists of 5 professionals from the design community, two philatelists, two representatives from the world of business, a print specialist and a representative from the government department for Trade and Industry

As long as I don't have to lick them.
They're peel-off now 😁

Allira

MissInterpreted

Well, this all sounds very inclusive...

It's Christmas so yes, Christian cathedrals.

We might have stamps with mosques Sikh temples, synagogues on them for other significant religious occasions if you're worried about inclusivity.

My thoughts were about about the OP not liking the fact that the chosen cathedrals were from different parts of the UK. It sounded as if they thought they should all be English cathedrals. Personally, I couldn't care less what's on the stamps.

MissInterpreted

Well, this all sounds very inclusive...

It's Christmas so yes, Christian cathedrals.

We might have stamps with mosques Sikh temples, synagogues on them for other significant religious occasions if you're worried about inclusivity.

Well, this all sounds very inclusive...

escaped

Allira

😂

You put the cat amongst the pigeons, escaped!

Or amongst the bats in the belfry if we're sticking to an ecclesiastical theme. 🦇⛪

Cats? 🐈 🐈‍⬛️
Did you know that Exeter Cathedral has the oldest cat flap in the world? It dates back over 400 years.
The resident cathedral cat also has his own newsletter!

I never noticed!! Well I never.
Nor have I seen any cats wandering around when I've been there.

I would have preferred Norwich Cathedral.

I would have liked Norwich Cathedral.

I think it's good that the obvious ones haven't been chosen. Not that I'll be buying any. I have a stock of the ordinary ones to work through.

Grannynannywanny

SingingRabbits
Whoever chose them was probably too ignorant to know that those you name even exist! It’s all part of the regrettable erasure of Christian culture from our once Christian country

Am I missing something here? Aren’t the 4 chosen ones all Christian cathedrals? The OP was unhappy that one of them was an RC cathedral 🤷‍♀️

Yes
And - they're Christmas stamps.

The clue is in the name.

Where is this?

SingingRabbits
Whoever chose them was probably too ignorant to know that those you name even exist! It’s all part of the regrettable erasure of Christian culture from our once Christian country

Am I missing something here? Aren’t the 4 chosen ones all Christian cathedrals? The OP was unhappy that one of them was an RC cathedral 🤷‍♀️

This thread is really very funny. 😂

Where's Salisbury, Durham, Gloucester, Exeter, Canterbury, York?

I don't see why UK Christmas stamps have to be London-centric.
Have all those cathedrals relocated to London?

Grandmagrewit

The view from my office window for 10 years - not always with snow but it makes a lovely Christmas card. Guess where!

Norwich Cathedral 🙂

Another lovely building.

I never buy Christmas stamps! Buy ordinary ones so I use them all year round. Delivering more by hand this year!!!

Whoever chose them was probably too ignorant to know that those you name even exist! It’s all part of the regrettable erasure of Christian culture from our once Christian country.

you don't have to buy the christmas stamp.