Royal Mail to issue stamps to celebrate history of RAF uniforms

London, Sept 14 : A new set of six stamps is being issued by the Royal Mail to mark the 90th anniversary of the RAF.

The three first-class stamps and three 81p stamps are to be released on Thursday, and will celebrate the history of RAF uniforms since 1918.

Starting in 2007 with the famous RAF blue uniform of a drum major from the RAF's Central Band on a first-class stamp, and ending with a leather-clad pilot from 1918 on an 81p stamp, the stamps appear in reverse chronological order.

"The stamps are a striking collection, which celebrates and charts the history of RAF uniforms. The uniforms combine practicality with instant recognition across the military forces, worldwide for the RAF. The issue coincides with the service's 90th anniversary and celebrates the many aspects of the RAF; from pilots to plotters and from winchman to drum major," Telegraph quoted Julietta Edgar, the head of special stamps at the Royal Mail, as saying.

RAF Uniforms is the second in the Military Uniforms series that looks at the history of clothing and equipment worn by servicemen and women, and follows last year's British Army Uniforms.

The series will conclude with Royal Navy Uniforms in 2009.

ANI