A book published this month celebrates each of the 54 different stamps issued between 2013 and 2022
Following discussion and debate, recommendations for the philatelic programme from the PAC are transmitted to the Stamp Design Advisory Committee , currently chaired by the artist Mick O’Dea PPRHA, which considers potential visual and design solutions. Commissions for each stamp are awarded to a wide range of design and illustration professionals.
The stamp marking the centenary of the death of the Meath poet Francis Ledwidge, issued on July 27th, 2017, is another expression of tragic loss and sacrifice. Ledwidge’s established his posthumous reputation as the Poet of the Blackbird, with verses steeped in pastoral themes.
Suitable iconography for the new Free State was subjected to intense debate in its early years.
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