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The Royal Mail has unveiled a special collection of Lord of the Rings stamps marking 25 years since the release of the iconic film. The fantasy and adventure series began as a series of novels with the same name, written by JRR Tolkien and published in the 1950s.
The books were adapted into the award-winning film series, which has since spawned a string of spin-offs. The main collection of eight stamps celebrates characters including Sir Ian McKellen as wizard Gandalf, Orlando Bloom as elf Legolas and Elijah Wood as hobbit Frodo Baggins.
Also featured in the collection are characters such as Pippin Took, played by Scottish actor Billy Boyd, hobbit Merry Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) and wizard Saruman, who was played by the late Sir Christopher Lee. Presented in a miniature sheet, a further four stamps feature locations from the fictional world of Middle-earth, where the series is set – including The Shire, Mount Doom, Rivendell and Argonath.
The stamps also include hidden messages only detectable under a UV light, written in the shape of a ring in Elvish, referencing the language used by the elves in the series. The stamps and a range of collectable products are available to pre-order from March 11 and go on general sale from March 20.
