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Motorcycle design given stamp of approval
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15-08-2005
Royal Mail is releasing six special stamps to celebrate the glory years of British motorcycle design.
The stamps feature six of Britain's most legendary bikes including a 1991 Norton F1, a 1969 BSA Rocket 3, a 1949 Vincent Black Shadow, a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin, a 1930 Brough Superior and a 1914 Royal Enfield.
The collection has been launched to coincide with the British Motorcycle Grand Prix.
Motorcycles develops Royal Mail’s transport theme, which began with Buses in 2001 and continued with Airliners in 2002, Transports of Delight in 2003, and Classic Locomotives and Ocean Liners in 2004.
Female racing driver, Vicki Butler-Henderson, launched the latest collection, which charts the evolution of British manufacturers’ world-beating motorcycle design, last week.
Pioneers began experimenting with two-wheelers, powered by the recently invented petrol engine, towards the end of the nineteenth century. In the inter-war years large and small British makers proliferated.
An upsurge in motorcycling through the '50s saw the motorbike arise as a symbol of youthful rebellion. By the '60s well-known bikers' haunts had sprung up and spawned all over the country.
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