Description: This vibrant 26p artifact is a commemorative postage stamp released by Great Britain’s Royal Mail as part of its monumental year-long Millennium Series. Titled "The Farmer's Tale" and issued specifically on September 7, 1999, the design highlights the profound history of British food production and agricultural evolution. The artwork, masterfully executed by renowned linocut and woodblock artist Christopher Wormell, captures a farmer operating a horse-drawn rotary seed drill across a freshly tilled field. This visual narrative directly honors the roots of mechanical farming, a technical leap that allowed food security to scale up alongside a exploding industrial population. Tucked elegantly into the upper left corner, the silver silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II anchors the striking, bold-lined graphic within modern British philatelic history.
Circa: 1999
Condition: MNH
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