Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates Monty Python with stamps featuring iconic sketches and characters
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 7 – The Royal Mail's 10-stamp series honors Monty Python's influential comedy with iconic sketches and scenes from their 1975 film, marking nearly 60 years of impact, officials said.
- Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Monty Python with a set of 10 stamps featuring iconic sketches and characters from the comedy troupe.
- The main set of six stamps showcases highlights like the Spanish Inquisition, the Ministry Of Silly Walks, and the Dead Parrot Sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- Four additional stamps honor the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail on its 50th anniversary.
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And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python. The 10-stamp series announced on Thursday celebrates some of the troupe’s most iconic characters and catchphrases, from “Nudge, nudge” to “The Lumberjack Song.” Six stamps depict scenes from the sketch-comedy TV series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” including “The Spanish Inquisition,” “The Ministry of Silly Walks…
Royal Mail set celebrates Monty Python favourite scenes
The main collection of six stamps celebrates characters from Monty Python's Flying Circus, the BBC TV series which ran from 1969 to 1974 with sketches so popular, generations of fans can still recite all the lines.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the cult film "The Knights of the Coconut", the Royal Mail honors the comedy troupe Monty Python with a brand series.
Royal Mail unveils new stamps in tribute to 60 years of 'unmistakably British icons' Monty Python
Royal Mail is set to pay tribute to one the UK's most loved comedy acts by releasing a set of commemorative stamps. A set of 10 stamps will be released in the coming weeks by the postal service to celebrate Monty Python. Six of the stamps that will be available feature much-loved characters from Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from 1969 to 1974. **ARE YOU READING THIS ON OUR APP? DOWNLOAD NOW FOR THE BEST GB NEWS EXPERIENCE**The stamps w…
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