This cover from Royal Mail commemorates a rare sight in the UK today: the unique architecture of windmills and watermills.
Date of Issue: 20th June 2017 (first day cover)
Country: United Kingdom
Stamp Details
Windmills (top row), from left to right:
- Nutley Windmill, East Sussex, England
- Ballycopeland Windmill, County Down, Northern Ireland
- Woodchurch Windmill, Kent, England
Watermills (bottom row), from left to right:
- New Abbey Corn Mill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- Cheddleton Flint Mill, Staffordshire, England
- Felin Cochwillan Mill, Gwynedd, Wales
The Power of Nature
The insert to the cover provides details about these mills. Click the image below for easier reading.
That’s a nice cover. It’s a bit too architectural for me, but I am sure there are lots of windmill collectors out there.
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Thanks Anthony – as a technical writer, I like the simple structural aspect of these stamps :) A nice addition to a thematic collection.
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