Savage Brexit stamps are the best of British
#BrexitStamps has gathered momentum on social media.
The Royal Mail has recently been drawing fire from furious Brexit cheerleaders, incensed that there are no plans to mark the UK's planned withdrawal from the European Union with a set of stamps.
Despite encouragement from foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who urged a commemorative stamp to mark the “monumental moment in British history”, the Royal Mail has confirmed it has no plans to issue such a politically divisive stamp.
The big-hearted folks at The Poke weren't going to let this outrage stand, however, so they invited readers to come up with their own designs for Brexit stamps. And since then, the designs have just kept on coming.
Here are some of our favourites. If you feel inspired to create your own, be sure to let us know about them.
Brexit stamps #pokechallenge #Brexit @ThePoke pic.twitter.com/s3qRXncjRyJanuary 5, 2018
There you go, Andrea Loathsome and the The Sun's #Brexit #Independenceday stamp... pic.twitter.com/rllKksj3BOJanuary 16, 2018
Hi @andrealeadsom -incase you are having a #BrexitStamps competition…#TeamTory pic.twitter.com/5NgDuREpwJJanuary 16, 2018
#BrexitStamps pic.twitter.com/ihmHf3n8LTJanuary 16, 2018
Andrea’s Leadsom Launches new Brexit Stamp. #FBPE #Stopbrexit #WATON pic.twitter.com/fcN8m2nFVWJanuary 16, 2018
#BrexitStamps pic.twitter.com/hAGQpvp7UtJanuary 16, 2018
After Brexit our stamps will be returning to the iconic Penny Blue, which was a patriotic navy blue and definitely not black. It was absolutely never black. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. #BrexitStamps #pokechallenge @ThePoke pic.twitter.com/CnCavTAJayJanuary 5, 2018
Beware of the Lickers! @BorisJohnson & @TheSun want #BrexitStamps. The special edition will look like this. pic.twitter.com/583mYtJd0wJanuary 5, 2018
#BrexitStamps pic.twitter.com/48KKHJRLfWJanuary 17, 2018
#brexitstamps pic.twitter.com/TDwav5hoshJanuary 17, 2018
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Jim McCauley is a writer, performer and cat-wrangler who started writing professionally way back in 1995 on PC Format magazine, and has been covering technology-related subjects ever since, whether it's hardware, software or videogames. A chance call in 2005 led to Jim taking charge of Computer Arts' website and developing an interest in the world of graphic design, and eventually led to a move over to the freshly-launched Creative Bloq in 2012. Jim now works as a freelance writer for sites including Creative Bloq, T3 and PetsRadar, specialising in design, technology, wellness and cats, while doing the occasional pantomime and street performance in Bath and designing posters for a local drama group on the side.