The Royal mail has released on the 13th May 2010  their latest set of stamps Britain Alone.  Britain stood alone in the dark ages of the 1940 against the axis power. This was one of the darkest periods in the history of Britain but also reflects their finest hour, as millions of Britons came together to do their bit for the war effort.

 The Britain Alone was issued as a set of 8 stamps featuring the following 

• 1^st Class: Churchill
• 1^st Class: Land Girls
• 60p: Home Guard
• 60p: Evacuees
• 67p: Air Raid Wardens
• 67p: Woemn in factories
• 97p: Royal Broadcast
• 97p: Fire Service

Tehcnical Details are as follows;

• Issue Date: 13^th May 2010-05-14
• Design: Why Not Associates
• Printer: Cartor, lithography
• Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5

published May 13th, 2010