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The Royal Mail is set to issue stamps celebrating Sherlock Holmes – each featuring a hidden message it’ll take a detective to find.
Featuring images from the BBC series Sherlock, the 10 commemorative stamp all contain secret details only UV light will reveal.
Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved stories are some of the enduring from the canon of British literature and the BAFTA winning series got a whole new generation hooked on the tangled tales.
Six character stamps featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington and Andrew Scott will be released, along with four presented as a mini-sheet exploring other stories from books.
Richard Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle’s great nephew, said: “In the first chapter of my great uncle Arthur’s famous Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four, Sherlock remarks upon the sheet of stamps in Watson’s desk – imagine his consternation if it turned out to be this sheet of stamp.
“What would he have deduced from what he observed?
“I hope those who take a close look at these fascinating stamps, observing not just seeing, are inspired to read the original stories and novels written by my great uncle – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
(Image: Royal Mail)
Sherlock producer, Sue Vertue, said: “We are terribly proud of our Sherlock TV series and now am ridiculously excited about these Royal Mail stamps. I’m going to immediately book a UK holiday so I can send all my friends postcards using them.”
Philip Parker, Royal Mail, said: “We celebrate the enduring fascination with the world’s most famous fictional detective – Sherlock Holmes.
“Our stylish new stamps mark the acclaimed and award-winning TV series and are complemented by illustrations of some of the stories Conan Doyle considered among his best.”
The full set will go on sale on August 18 for £13.50.
