Special stamps to highlight British contributions to Game of Thrones
EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and Arya Stark are among Game Of Thrones characters that will feature on a new series of UK stamps, Royal Mail has announced.
They are among 10 main protagonists from the hit HBO fantasy programme, based on the books by George RR Martin, who feature in the set that goes on sale on January 23.
The set of 15 first class stamps is being released to highlight British contributions to the series.
The seven series so far have been heavily filmed in Northern Ireland with a predominantly British and Irish cast.
As well as the characters played by Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington and Maisie Williams, the roll-call of characters from Westeros also includes Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance), Eddard Stark (Sean Bean), Olenna Tyrell (Dame Diana Rigg), Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), and Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).
There is also a five-stamp sheet featuring images of the Night King and his undead White Walkers, giants, direwolves and dragons, and the Iron Throne.
The collection's release comes ahead of the eighth and final series, which is currently in production.
Fans can pre-order stamps now from the Royal Mail website and buy them from January 23 at Post Office branches across the UK or by calling Royal Mail's customer service line.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring Daenerys Targaryen, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring Dragons, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring Tywin Lannister, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring Cersei Lannister, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday October 3, 2017. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring the Night King and White Walkers, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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- EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout Royal Mail photo from their set of Game of Thrones stamps, featuring Tyrion Lannister, available from January 23, 2018. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2018. The set of 15 first class stamps mark the significant British contribution to the production of the award-winning HBO drama series. Photo credit should read: Royal Mail/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
