Royal Mail Announces Narnia Stamp Collection
Royal Mail have announced the release of a new Chronicles of Narnia Stamp Collection to celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
The collection comprises two sets: the first set containing 4 stamps based on the original book illustrations by Pauline Baynes (shown above) and the second set containing 8 brand new illustrations by the artist Keith Robinson (shown below).
Whilst this marks the first full set of Narnia stamps released by the Royal Mail, Narnia has featured on its stamps twice before, including two stamps released in 2011 as part of the ‘Magical Realms’ collection, and one stamp released in 1998 as part of the ‘Magical Worlds’ collection.
The new sets are available to pre-order through the Royal Mail website, and are due to go on sale on May 22nd.
Which of the designs is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.
These are very cool! Although the art is new, I like that it still has the feel of the book illustrations and isn’t very much tied to the movies.
Beautiful images. There was a podcast about which books had the best covers. These stamps would make pretty decent covers for the books (Though they have some spoilers).
Super cool! The graphics are great! I think Prince Caspian’s or The Last Battle’s is the best, but I agree, they do have spoilers, lol!
I’ve pre-ordered the Framed Collectors Sheet, which is a poster (with the Dawn Treader illustration at the bottom) featuring all of the stamps from both sets, the Pauline Baynes ones and the modern ones by Keith Robinson. Like others here, I really like his artwork, although I think the White Witch having armour under her dress looks a little strange! But yes, they would make excellent covers for the books, barring the spoilers. (Mind you, the spoiler in the Last Battle one — Puzzle’s head poking out of the lion’s skin — isn’t a *huge* giveaway, as Lewis himself tells us that plot twist in the very first chapter.) I’m really looking forward to receiving the poster and am already planning where to hang it in my home!
Those look awesome! The artwork looks generally very book-accurate. A great tribute!