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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    A 5-shilling (abbreviated as 5/- or 5s) (£0.25) stamp first appeared in 1867, followed by 10 shilling (£0.50) and £1 values in 1878, culminating in a £5 stamp in 1882. Meanwhile, the age of the Penny Reds had come to an end along with the Perkins Bacon printing contract.

  3. Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe. A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [ 1] During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.

  4. List of British postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain. This list should be consistent with printed publications, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).

  5. Islam in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom, with results from the 2021 Census recording just under four million Muslims, or 6.0% of the total population in the United Kingdom. [ 7][ 8] London has the largest population and greatest proportion (15%) of Muslims in the country. [ 9][ 10][ 11] The vast majority of British Muslims in ...

  6. Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world

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    The geographers of this school, such as Istakhri, al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal, wrote extensively of the peoples, products, and customs of areas in the Muslim world, with little interest in the non-Muslim realms, [3] and produced world atlases, each one featuring a world map and twenty regional maps. [4]: 194

  7. Country definitives - Wikipedia

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    Country definitives. Country definitives, formerly known as regional postage stamps of Great Britain, are the postage stamps issued for regions of the United Kingdom, reflecting the regional identity of the various countries and islands of the British isles. [ 1][ 2] Postage stamps were first issued by Great Britain in May 1840 and were valid ...

  8. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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    The main components of a stamp: 1. Image 2. Perforations 3. Denomination 4. Country name. A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail).

  9. Islam in England - Wikipedia

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    In September 2009, the ONS published information showing that Mohammed (or variations of it) was the third most popular boys' name in England and Wales. [citation needed] Some 38% of England's Muslims live in London, where 1,012,823 identified as Muslim in 2011, representing 12.4% of London's population of 8,173,941. [3]