Kent’s iconic buildings and landscape will be celebrated today - with a stamp of approval.

Royal Mail is running a series of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamp programme, which celebrates the UK and its key landmarks.

The UK’s towns and cities have influenced stamp design during this time - with Kent featuring on 10 special stamps over the past 50 years.

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The most featured location is Hamstreet, near Ashford, with four appearances.

This is followed by the White Cliffs of Dover, with two appearances.

Also making a showing are Canterbury Cathedral, Sissinghurst, Broadstairs and the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone.

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The idea to create special stamps to commemorate anniversaries relevant to UK heritage and life was devised in 1965 by the then Postmaster General, Tony Benn.

As part of the programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamp programme, Royal Mail has launched an online gallery of every special stamp issued since July 1965.

These include images of the stamps featuring Kent’s iconic buildings and landscape.

Visitors to the site at www.rmspecialstamps.com can browse through the stamps by the decade and also view the stamps that were issued in the year that they were born.