Royal Mail are marking 60 years of the Red Arrows with a set of eight stamps. The four 1st class and four £2.00 stamps feature action shots of some of the Red Arrows' manoeuvres and formations from the past 60 years. 1st Class: Red 1 1967, Diamond Nine formation 1968, Gnats looping 1976 and Gnat with Hawks, which replaced the Gnats in 1979. £2.00: Synchro Pair inverted pass 2003, Vixen Break manoeuvre 2007, Last flight with Vulcan XH558 2015 and Coronation flypast 2023.
The Gold 500 cover image of a pilot is framed by a 22ct gold-blocked border and the cover bears a Waddington, Lincoln handstamp. Numbered limited edition of 500.
