Quaker relief worker on new stamp

Joan Mary Fry is one of ten 'Britons of Distinction' in new stamp collection

Joan Mary Fry on the new stamp | Photo: Photo courtesy the Royal Mail

Joan Mary Fry is one of the ‘Britons of Distinction’ featured in a set of ten stamps released on 23 February. The British Philatelic Bulletin reads: ‘Born into a rich Quaker family in London, Joan Mary Fry grew up to become a Quaker relief worker and social reformer who exercised a lifelong commitment to pacifism and social justice…

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