24hourmuseum stamp trail

This year Punch, the rude and grumpy puppet celebrates his 339th birthday.

Oh no it isn't - Oh yes it is!

So Royal Mail thought it would celebrate by putting the cast of the popular seaside pantomime on a stamp series.

The puppets on the stamps were made by Bryan Clarke and were shot by Keith Bernstein so they look as animated as possible.

Pictured on the stamps are all the favourite characters from the show - the policeman, the clown, Punch, Judy, Beadle and the crocodile.