8th - 15th May 2010

Business Design Centre

52 Upper Street

Islington

London

N1

The 8-day London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition featured the finest competitive exhibits from collectors around the world, plus stamp dealers, auctioneers and postal administrations, including a major presence from Royal Mail. This show takes place in London just once every ten years, and the 2010 show was a great success. The organisers thank everyone who helped to make it happen.

The Royal Mail stand at the International Stamp Exhibition featured a small exhibition by The British Postal Museum & Archive, custodians of Royal Mail’s archive.  The exhibition looked at the development and production of the George V definitive stamps, the Downey head and the Mackennal head.  It was a rare opportunity to see some of the original dies, rollers and printing plates, some of which were created for stamps that were never issued.  The story continues to the present day, with the display detailing the development of Royal Mail’s new King George V stamps, to be issued during May 2010.

The Palmares was held on Saturday 15 May at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1. We thank everyone who came to the event.

Click here to download the Palmares booklet - the full list of results from London 2010.