Royal Mail of British issued set of stamps to mark 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare
Royal Mail of British on 12 April 2016 honoured playwright William Shakespeare by issuing a set of special postage stamps to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. They will be sold at 8000 post offices across Britain.
• It published ten first class stamps featuring famous phrases from the playwright’s repertoire to mark the impact of his writing on the present day.
• The stamps are the latest of many commemoration items and events to remember Shakespeare who was born in 1564 to become an actor, poet and playwright as well as a businessman. Shakespeare is believed to have died on his birthday 23 April 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Famous lines from the plays of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet are included in the new collection, while a special postmark saying William Shakespeare 1564-1616 will appear on letters as part of the commemoration this week.
• His plays are continually performed and re-interpreted throughout the world, making him arguably the most influential writer of all time.
• He introduced around 1700 words and phrases into the English language, including assassination and all's well that ends well.