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Camilla won`t be on a stamp as she will never be the head of state. There are no stamps with Phil the Greek on so there is no reason to think that CPB will ever be on a stamp either!

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And her title wont be Queen either. In fact on the news this morning some Oxford don was questioning the legality of the wedding, apparently the law regarding civil weddings doesnt specify that royals can be legally wed in a civil ceremony. Too much time on his hands perhaps?

But NO, I wouldnt want to lick anything with her head or any other part of her body on it. :/

This item was edited on Monday, 14th February 2005, 11:57

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There are no stamps with Phil the Greek on so there is no reason to think that CPB will ever be on a stamp either!

Actually there are several with Phil the Greek on (e.g. the ones celebrating the silver wedding). However, I think it`s highly unlikely that the Royal Mail has any immediate plans for a Camilla and Big Ears stamp (and in any case, any stamp design has to be approved by QE and I can`t see Bessie going a bundle on the idea).

This item was edited on Monday, 14th February 2005, 11:59

I`d rather wipe my arse with it.

Will

Aren`t all stamps self-adhesive now anyway?

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Aren`t all stamps self-adhesive now anyway?

No. First and second class definitives (the ones with just the Queen`s head on) are self-adhesive as are some of the special stamps (typically the Christmas stamps and the so-called `smilers`). However, most are still lick and stick.

Interestingly (well, if you like history it`s interesting) similar objections were raised when stamps were first introduced that people might not like the idea of licking royalty. It`s not widely known that when the penny black was introduced, pre-paid envelopes were offered in tandem for those that didn`t want to lick stamps. The pre-paid envelopes were widely used for several years but eventually fell out of use.