a total of 48 stamps. So, in 1999 and 2000, some 96 millennium stamps. The stamps featured such projects as the Eden Project, the Tate Modern art gallery, the National Space Centre and the Scottish Seabird Centre. Ireland Dublin millennium The millennium of Dublin, Ireland, was celebrated in 1988 when An Post issued a 28-pence stamp available both as individual stamps and in a stamp booklet. The Dublin Millennium booklet was the first to contain commemorative stamps; until then all Irish stamp booklets had only contained definitive stamps. Year 2000 During 1999 and 2000 a series of 24 stamps was issued depicting a selection of Irish and world-famous people, such as, Grace Kelly, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Edison and Ludwig van Beethoven and some significant events in Irish history like, Flight of the Earls, Land League and Irish Independence. Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong SAR issued gold millennium stamps. Laos Laos issued a miniature sheet of four stamps, showing a Laotian landscape, and, on the selvage, fireworks bursting high in the sky. Tonga Tonga – which was 'first to the millennium', issued a miniature sheet. The stamps (2) are circular. See also History of Dublin Postage stamps of Ireland References External links Media reports on the Queen controversy Queenonline.com Topical postage stamps Postage stamps of the United Kingdom 1999 in the United Kingdom 2000 in the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland postal system