Gibraltar Post has been commemorating the bicentenary of the birth of Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) with a wonderful issue alongside institutions from all over the world, most notably the ‘Dickens 2012’ official celebration in the United Kingdom.
On September 14, 2012, Gibraltar Post has been issued a set of four stamps depict his portraits and books . Another issued is one souvenir sheet consist of one stamp depict his portrait.
Charles Dickens was an English writer, generally considered to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic novels and characters.