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Nativity Stamps For Xmas On Sale

Mon, 14 Nov 2011
Royal Mail has launched a new range of Christmas-themed stamps featuring scenes from the nativity.

To celebrate the start of the festive season and 400 years of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, the chain has created seven stamps that depict the birth of Jesus, with each showing a Bible reference from either Matthew or Luke’s gospel.

Stephen Agar from Royal Mail said: "Christmas stamps help deliver festive messages of good cheer and celebration across the UK and around the world."

"This year’s stamps feature scenes from the Nativity, together with the Gospel references from the King James Bible which inspired them."

Royal Mail, which alternates between religious and non-religious themes for its official Christmas stamps, announced last year that it was to commemorate the KJV anniversary following strong demand from the British public.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London has also marked the anniversary with a cover-to-cover reading of the text, while the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury highlighted the special occasion in their festive messages.

A team of 47 Bible scholars began work on the KJV in 1604, at the request of James I of England and VI of Scotland, and carried on until 1611.

The King James translation became the version of the Bible read by many English speaking nations.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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