Tube Map on new Postage Stamps

This might be the smallest mass reproduction of the London Underground map we've seen, as from today the Tube Map will be featured on a new set of stamps. Thanks to the brill Version 3.1, I learnt that the Tube Map (and the Routemaster) are two of the British Design Classics featured on Royal Mail's latest Special Stamp Issue.


You can order a first day cover set of the stamps today for £4.61. If you miss ordering on the 13th, there's also a presentation pack (for £4.10) which explains what makes each stamp a design icon.

It's good to see the Tube map on a stamp as an enduring example of classic design, specially as it came second to Concorde a few years back, when the BBC Culture show, held a vote for Britain's Best Loved Design Icon.


I imagine, that Harry Beck would have been proud to see his map with the Queen's head on it, even though you'd need a hefty magnifying glass to read the map!