New stamps issued on 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth’s birth
The set of 10 stamps also celebrates other major Romantic poets.
A set of special stamps is being issued to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of renowned poet William Wordsworth.
The stamps also celebrate other major Romantic poets William Blake, John Keats, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Robinson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Walter Scott, John Clare and Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
Some of the Romantic poets became international household names, with William Wordsworth seen as the primary voice of his era.
His early work was initially neglected, but in 1843, Queen Victoria made him Poet Laureate.
Royal Mail worked with the award-winning biographer, Jonathan Bate, on the stamp issue. The images are lino-cut illustrations by artist Linda Farquharson.
The stamps are on sale from Tuesday.
