Britain's most spectacular commemoratives, No36: 1994 Picture Postcards 41p
A set commemorating traditional seaside postcard artwork could never be anything other than light-hearted, and the top value is a real fun stamp.
Filling most of the frame is a portly middle-aged gent with a beer belly and a large backside, in the style of bathing suit which suggests he should really know better. The expression on his face makes it clear that he has been caught out obtaining chocolate when he shouldn’t, and he seems to be on a roll, with bars simply tumbling out of the machine.
At his feet, a small dog has abandoned its ball and instead is making off with part of the booty.
Design: Mike Dempsey.
Printing: offset lithography by Questa.
