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Royal Mail has released images of original artworks being issued on a new set of stamps to celebrate six classic science fiction novels by British writers.
The specially commissioned illustrations feature interpretations of the classics, and will appear on a range of stamps available from April 15.
Royal Mail said the stamps are being issued in the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the death of HG Wells and the 70th anniversary of the publication of John Wyndham’s The Day Of The Triffids.
Classic sci-fi stamps (Royal Mail/PA)
The classic novels and illustrators featured in the set are:
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”
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