stamps http://www.createdinbirmingham.com Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CiB-Google-copy-32x32.jpg stamps http://www.createdinbirmingham.com 32 32 Spitfires and Minis http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2009/01/06/spitfires-and-minis/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:21:40 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2609 [Read more...]]]> Thanks to D’log for pointing out the Birmingham connections to two of the designs featured in the Royal Mail’s British Design Classics (PDF) set of stamps.

The Supermarine Spitfire, designed by RJ Mitchell, was produced in Castle Bromwich.

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The Mini was first produced at Longbridge in 1959.

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