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The collection includes armour worn by Henry VIII and his children, as well as Charles I
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The Royal Mail has unveiled a set of twelve new stamps to honour the Royal Armouries, featuring eight stamps that showcase armour worn by monarchs like Henry VIII and Charles I from 1520 to 1686.
An additional four stamps in a miniature sheet highlight other gems from the collection, including a Ming dynasty sword and scabbard, an Edo period Japanese helmet, and a European sword with Arabic inscriptions.
David Gold, Royal Mail’s director of external affairs and policy, commented: “These stamps show magnificent examples of craftsmanship, engineering and high fashion, proving that for royal warriors of the past, dressing to impress was as important on the battlefield as anywhere else.”
He added: “We are grateful to the Royal Armouries for allowing us to share just a few examples from their collection”. Jack Wanstall, senior licensing and partnerships manager at the Royal Armouries, expressed his delight at the collaboration with Royal Mail, saying: “The Royal Armouries is delighted to be working in partnership with Royal Mail to showcase a selection of objects from our collection of over 75,000 pieces of history.
“Each object tells a story and we hope these stunning pieces will inspire curiosity about the role of arms and armour in shaping our world.”
