Country Definitives

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The 2006 increased postage rates stamps for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Country Definitives is the term issued by the Royal Mail for what used to be known as Regional Stamps.^{[citation needed]} These were first issued in 1958 for the countries of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

A new series was developed by Jeffery Matthews in 1971 following the introduction of decimal currency, based on the Machin definitives.

The current pictorial series started in 1999 with Scottish and Welsh stamps, with Northern Irish stamps being introduced in 2001 and English stamps later that year. The stamps are valid for use throughout the UK.

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