Heroes of the Covid Pandemic

 

To be issued on 23 March 2022

Royal Mail will issue a set of 8 stamps to commemorate the Heroes of COVID Pandemic on 23 March 2022. The postcards with the same stamp designs will also be issued.

In Spring 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Royal Mail Chief Executive, Simon Thompson launched a special stamp design competition. School children from across the UK were invited to design a postage stamp featuring their own hero or heroes of the Covid pandemic. The response was unprecedented, with surplus 600,000 children taking part.

With over a world record-breaking 600,000 entries, Royal Mail carefully selected 120 regional finalists. From this, a special panel of judges, including the Prime Minister, picked 24 regional winners. The final eight winning designs, were personally selected by HRH The Prince of Wales, with the finished stamps approved by HM The Queen.

Postcards