A set of eight special Viking Britain stamps celebrate the history, impact and legacy of Vikings in Britain and mark 40 years since the Jorvik Viking Centre in York opened.
Iron, silver and copper sword, Temple, London
1st
Olaf Guthfrithsson silver penny, minted in York
1st
Silver penannular brooch, Penrith, Cumbria
£1.00
Lindisfarne Priory, Northumberland
£1.00
Norse settlement remains, Jarlshof, Shetland
£2.00
Antler comb and case, Coppergate, York
£2.00
Gilded bronze brooch, Pitney, Somerset
£2.20
Hogback gravestone, Govan Old, Glasgow
£2.20