British Humanitarians stamps released by Royal Mail
The stamps, available from 8,000 post office branches, commemorate the achievements of three women and three men.
The British Humanitarians collection includes an image of Sir Nicholas Winton, dubbed “Britain’s Schindler” for saving the lives of Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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Hide AdSir Nicholas, who died last year aged 106, organised eight trains to carry 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to London in 1939, fearing they would otherwise be sent to concentration camps.
He also helped to find foster families for the children once they arrived in England, but did not reveal his astonishing bravery for half a century, even to his wife.
Also featured in the special stamps set is Nobel Prize-winning scientist Lord Boyd Orr - the Ayrshire-born physician and biologist who advocated improved nutrition and global food provision - and Quaker philanthropist Joseph Rowntree, who used half his wealth to set up three trusts.
Sue Ryder, who founded care homes for those in need in the UK and Europe, Eglantyne Jebb, a social reformer and founder of the organisation that became Save the Children, and Josephine Butler, who campaigned for women’s rights and social reform, complete the collection.