Today the UK Royal Mail issued a set of ten stamps commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society (the world's oldest and most prestigious scientific society). The stamps feature ten of the most important Fellows of the Society in its history, and one of the scientists so honoured is none other than Alfred Russel Wallace! Wallace was made a Fellow of the Society in 1893 and was awarded their very prestigious Copley, Darwin and Royal Medals for his scientific achievements.
There are many articles about the stamps on the Web (e.g. http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/news_archive/royal-society-350th-anniversary-stamps), so a lot more people will be getting to hear about Wallace. This is the first British stamps in history to depict Wallace and I was lucky enough to play a small part in the design - see http://wallacefund.info/en/r-wallace-be-featured-british-stamp
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