Royal Mail commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers in 1954 with an issue of a block of 10 x 1st class stamps depicting drawings illustrating locations in the books. All the illustrations are by the author except for the map which is by his son Christopher.
The images are from Royal Mail's Stamp Preview, Postmark Bulletin, and Philatelic Bulletin, and are Copyright 2003/2004 by Royal Mail. The images are reproduced on the stamps by permission of the J R R Tolkien estate and the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Technical details: The stamps, designed by HGV Design, are printed in se-tenant blocks of 10 in sheets of 30 and 60. They are printed in lithography by Walsall Security Print, perf 14½.
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Pair of Covers with 5 stamps on each - £15.50 Both pairs of covers as shown - £29.50 |
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Mint set - £4.25 We also have a small number of Post Office FDCs with 10 stamps - £5.75 |
All prices exclude postage & packing. Please email us with any questions.
Special Day of Issue postmarks/cancels
These postmarks were available for the date of issue and all should be
available on first day covers. However some will be more
plentiful than others, and some may only be available on specific
'official covers', with a very few on PO fdcs in collections. It may
be many years before these appear on the resale market.
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| Ref FD405 Philatelic Bureau official first day of issue postmark showing JRRT monogram |
Ref FD406 Official Oxford first day of issue postmark, showing drawing originally proposed by J.R.R. Tolkien for "Return of the King" dust jacket |
Ref M8944 The Tolkien Society, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham |
Ref M8945 An English Legend, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham (Book and sword) |
Ref N8913 Enchanted World, the Art of Anne Sudworth, Lancaster |
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| Ref M8963 Arrow, Alcester |
Ref N8969 Treeton, Rotherham |
Ref N8970 Crow Bank, Wallsend |
Ref S8972 Elphin, Lairg |
Ref E8976 Forest Green, Dorking |
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| Ref E8977 Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford |
Ref E8978 Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Ref W8982 Battlefield, Shrewsbury |
Ref W8983 Mountain, Holyhead |
Ref W8984 Shirehampton, Bristol |
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| Ref M8964 Rings End, Guyhirn, Wisbech |
Ref M8967 A literary legend, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham |
Ref E8949 An English Legend, Oxford (Scroll) |
Ref E8927 Ringwould, Deal, Kent |
Ref E8979 Eagle and Child, The Meeting Place of the Inklings, Oxford Public house/Inn |
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| Ref L8899 Lords of the Strings, Django & Stephane, Lords Close, Feltham |
Ref L8955 Ring Road, London W12 |
Ref L8956 First Day of Issue, Stampex The Lord of the Rings |
Ref L8987 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) Middle Way, London SW16 |
Ref W8985 King Arthur's Labyrinth, Machynlleth - 10th Anniversary Labrinth y Brenin Arthur |
This page updated 31 August 2004 (17.1.05)
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