Windrush: 75 Years


Collect GB Stamps Windrush: 75 Years at Royal Mail

The MV Empire Windrush arrived at the Port of Tilbury on 21 June 1948 and its passengers disembarked a day later. It carried several hundred West Indian migrants, many of them veterans of the Second World War. It has come to symbolise the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom in the post-war era.

The original artworks were created by five Black British artists - all with Caribbean heritage: Kareen Cox, Bokiba, Tomekah George, Alvin Kofi and Emma Prempeh and Alvin Kofi. Cox, Bokiba and Prempeh designed two stamps each.

The artists were commissioned to create illustrations which celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their influence on life in the UK.


2023 (June 22 2023)
Commemorative

Designed by The Chase and Supple Studio
Size 41mm (h) x 30mm (v)
Printed by Cartor Security Print
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14.5 x 14
Gum PVA

Stamps

Windrush: 75 Years 1st Stamp (2023) From Small Island Life to Big Island Dreams

From Small Island Life to Big Island Dreams

1st
Illustrated by Kareen Cox
Windrush: 75 Years 1st Stamp (2023) Ode to Saturday Schools

Ode to Saturday Schools

1st
Illustrated by Tomekah George
Windrush: 75 Years £1.00 Stamp (2023) Carnival Come Thru!

Carnival Come Thru!

£1.00
Illustrated by Bokiba
Windrush: 75 Years £1.00 Stamp (2023) Basking in the Sun After a Hard Work Day

Basking in the Sun After a Hard Work Day

£1.00
Illustrated by Emma Prempeh
Windrush: 75 Years £2.00 Stamp (2023) The March

The March

£2.00
Illustrated by Emma Prempeh
Windrush: 75 Years £2.00 Stamp (2023) Here We Come

Here We Come

£2.00
Illustrated by Bokiba
Windrush: 75 Years £2.20 Stamp (2023) Taste the Caribbean

Taste the Caribbean

£2.20
Illustrated by Kareen Cox
Windrush: 75 Years £2.20 Stamp (2023) Dancehall Rhythms

Dancehall Rhythms

£2.20
Illustrated by Alvin Kofi

Presentation Pack

Windrush: 75 Years (2023)

Reverse for Windrush: 75 Years

First Day Cover

Windrush: 75 Years (2023)

Reverse for Windrush: 75 Years

Publicity - First

PHQ Cards

Pack PHQ518
RM Code AQ340

PHQ518 (a) PHQ518 (b) PHQ518 (c) PHQ518 (d) PHQ518 (e) PHQ518 (f) PHQ518 (g) PHQ518 (h)