April 9, 2021 3:53 pm
London-based design studio Webb & Webb has developed a set of six stamps for Royal Mail which celebrates British authors’ contribution to science-fiction.
The release of the collection in 2021 marks the 75
th anniversary of the death of famed sci-fi writer H.G. Wells, as well as the 70
th anniversary of the publication of John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids.
Webb & Webb collaborated with six artists and illustrators for the collection, with each stamp featuring a scene from a book that marked a “key evolutionary moment” for the genre, according to Royal Mail.
“A really vast and complete mix of approaches”