The first special stamps bearing the head of King Charles are being released by the Royal Mail, with his silhouette appearing on a set showing popular garden flowers.
These are likely to be the first stamps showing the King's profile that will be widely seen by the public.
This replaces a design showing the Queen's head used continuously on commemorative stamps since 1968.
Last month saw the final issue of a new set of stamps with the Queen's head.
The Royal Mail had previously revealed the design for new regular first and second class stamps showing King Charles.
But those new stamps will not begin to appear regularly on letters until stocks run out of existing stamps showing the late Queen's head.
This ends the use of the late Queen's head for commemorative stamps.
Source: www.bbc.com
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