Royal Mail celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls, the most successful girl group in pop music history, with a set of 15 stamps on January 11.
The Viking Britain set of eight stamps, issued on February 20, explores the legacy of the seaborne adventurers from Scandinavia who transformed the British Isles between the end of the 8th century and the middle of the 11th century.
A set of eight stamps issued by Royal Mail on June 22, titled Windrush: 75 Years, celebrates the contribution made to British culture by immigrants from the West Indies.