Royal Mail Commemoration Of Scotland's History

EDM number 104 in 2015-16, proposed by Alison Thewliss on 09/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Postal services.

That this House marks the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail's modern Special Stamp programme; notes that 2,663 Special Stamps have been issued since July 1965 and have represented, in each year, the ever evolving society and culture of the nation; welcomes the publication of the most recent Special Stamps, which feature, among others, the image of an old Glasgow tram, a symbol of the great city's rich and industrial heritage; further notes other Scottish towns and villages featured on the Special Stamps, including Edinburgh Castle, the Beano of Dundee, Dunblane's famous son, Andy Murray, Abbotsford's Sir Walter Scott, St Andrews beautiful golf course and Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, of Ayrshire; and commends Royal Mail for this initiative and looks forward to further celebrating Scotland's history on Royal Mail's stamps.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.