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A Collection of Royal Mail 'The Age of the Dinosaurs' and 'Mary Anning' First Day Covers, 2024

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A collection of Royal Mail philatelic material comprising multiple First Day Covers. Each cover bears a circular “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE LYME REGIS 12.3.2024” postmark. The collection features two primary themes: “THE AGE of THE DINOSAURS,” with commemorative stamps depicting various dinosaurs including T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Diplodocus, Gobirhynchos, and Iguanodon, alongside fossil illustrations of Plesiosaur, Ichthyosaur, and Dimorphodon. A separate section and cover honor “Mary Anning, Pioneering fossil hunter and palaeontologist,” displaying her portrait and fossil images. The stamps carry “1st” and “£2.00” denominations. All items are printed on paper.