CPS Resource CentreThree stamps in the Royal Mail March 10th 2009 Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution issue contain distinctive background maps. The stamps, shown below, feature portraits of James Brindley, master canal builder, John McAdam, a Scottish engineer who pioneered the building of hard-surface roads and Matthew Boulton, engineer and craftsman who invented labor-saving tools and emphasized rights for workers. This is the bicentennial of Boulton’s death in 1809. The three stamps from the set of eight are in denominations of GB 0.72 and “1st” class mail.
 UK 2009-03-10
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 UK 2009-03-10
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