A new set of stamps is being issued marking some of the engineering and technical advances that were part of the Industrial Revolution.
The stamps feature Watt’s rotative steam engine, the Penydarren locomotive, Spinning jenny, Lombe’s silk mill and Portland cement.
Royal Mail is also releasing a miniature sheet of stamps, depicting advances of the Electric Revolution and the harnessing of electricity.
New stamps are being issued to mark the Industrial Revolution (Royal Mail/PA)
Royal Mail worked with experts including Barrie Trinder, the author of numerous books on the Industrial Revolution, for the set of 10 stamps, which go on sale on August 12.
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