According to Postal Service spokesman David Gold, these stamps recall the “golden age” of steam locomotive travel. “Flying Scot” he called the National Engineering Treasure. According to him, the locomotive embodies the romanticism of rail travel.
As BBC television and radio are attracting attention, such sets are expected to be released for years to come, and the Royal Mail has not abandoned plans drawn up long before Elizabeth II’s death. However, these stamps will be the last to use the silhouette of the late Queen, and the next series will feature the image of Charles III.
