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22 May 2025 - The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (75th anniversary of the publication of the first novel, ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) - 8 stamps (2 se-tenant strips of 4 x 1st Class rate and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps (4 x 1st different stamps).
Some images of these stamps can now be seen on the internet. They show the stamps and miniature sheet as they appear inside the presentation pack and are of poor quality but they give an impression of the items which are delightful. The designs of the miniature sheet stamps use illustrations from the original edition of the first novel, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe which were made by Pauline Baynes (1922-2008) who worked with CS Lewis (1898-1963) to go on and illustrate the following six novels.****.
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| Pauline Baynes |
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| Charles Staples Lewis |
I agree that these are æsthetically good: it is just a shame that there are only 1st Class ones.The first issues this year had useful 2nd class one too. I wish I had bought more Garden Wildlife ones now.
ReplyDeleteBut then they'd only get just over half the money for each stamp! Lower 2nd class letter volumes makes the transition to twice a week deliveries easier or is that too much of a conspiracy theory?
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