Post Office is first in world to commemorate prince

The Isle of Man’s Post Office is the first in the world to produce Royal memorabilia stamps to commemorate the birth of Prince George .

The main item will be a limited edition of 500 Postal Tribute, which contains a cover with gold-foil postmark, birth announcement card and a mint sheet of stamps, priced £25.

There is also a silver-foiled special commemorative envelope available for £8,50, which features stamps of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by details of the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

A special feature of this product is that there are two unique postmarks, namely ‘Royal Avenue’ and ‘Windsor Road’.

Enclosed in the cover envelope is a dedicated information card with a specially commmissioned text by leading royal journalist and biographer Claudia Joseph.

The stamps and birth announcement are also available on a sheet priced at £8.

The general manager of Isle of Man Stamps and Coins, Maxine Cannon, said: ‘As this is such a historic occassion we wanted to issue royal baby souvenirs in celebration.

‘The products are bound to be popular with collectors of Royal memorabilia around the world and I’m sure the news of the royal baby will be one of those moments in your life when you will always remember where you were when you first heard it,’ added Ms Cannon.

‘We will be sending a special cover to William and Catherine’s home at Kensington Palace as well as to the parents of the four babies who were born on the the Isle of Man on Monday, July 22, in celebration that the birth of their child coincided with the much anticipated delivery of the Royal couple’s baby boy.’

George Alexander Louis Cambridge was born in the Lindo Wing of Queen Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, at 4.24pm on July 22 and weighed 8lbs 6oz.

To buy the stamps or for more information visit www.iompostoffice.com/stamps/Issue.aspx?productid=1206&categoryid=270

Customers can also buy the special products at the post office on Regent Street, Douglas, although it won’t be available at the island’s other post offices.

l What do you think? Is this a good way of raising money and the island’s profile?

Source : http://www.iomtoday.co.im