Merry Christmas to all of our readers, we really appreciate you visiting the site. We're looking forward to 2011 and have some interesting pieces coming up, including; a field trip to a factory, an interview with the chief of the British Fashion & Textile Industry and a first look at some newly produced ties made in Britain. Royal Mail Mint Stamps from Christmases past, images from CollectGBStamps . Top: 1990, middle: 1977, bottom: 1970