The 13p stamp below from July 1979 was issued to mark the International Year of the Child. It features Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat in one of John Tenniel's memorable illustrations from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

There is little doubt that Tenniel's drawings have helped make Alice in Wonderland an icon, just as much as the words of her creator Lewis Carroll.

The other stamps in the set also featured illustrations from famous children's books, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (9p), The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (10½p), and Winnie-the-Pooh, by A A Milne (11p).

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Alice in Wonderland stamp, 1979