Royal Observatory Greenwich Stamp Set

Six mint stamps chart the history of Royal Observatory Greenwich's origins and achievements.

Photography and illustrations capture key aspects of its foundation and its groundbreaking work in astronomy, navigation and timekeeping.

Six First Class landscape stamps. 

Flamsteed House, 1676 Home of the Astronomer Royal completed
Airy Transit Circle Telescope, 1851 Observations made to define meridian
Shepherd Gate Clock, 1852 The Observatory's first public clock
Prime Meridian, 1884 Greenwich chosen as the centre of time and longitude
Great Equatorial Telescope, 1893 Large refracting telescope installed
Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope, 2018 New telescope installed for astrophotography
 
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