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Six mint stamps featuring new artistic interpretations of classic sci-fi stories by celebrated British authors.
Two First Class, two £1.70 and two £2.55 stamps.
A collection of six Special Stamps celebrating the imagination and artistic legacy of classic science fiction.
The issue coincides with the 75th anniversary of the death of HG Wells and the 70th anniversary of the publication of The Day of the Triffids.
Each stamp features a unique interpretation by a different artist illustrating a seminal work by a classic British science fiction author
Two First Class, two £1.70 and two £2.55 stamps presented as three horizontal se-tenant pairs.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Illustration by Sabina Šinko
The Time Machine by HG Wells
Illustration by Francisco Rodríguez
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Illustration by Thomas Danthony
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Illustration by Mick Brownfield
Childhood’s End by Arthur C Clarke
Illustration by Matt Murphy
Shikasta by Doris Lessing
Illustration by Sarah Jones
Stamp specifications
Stamp format | Square |
Stamp size | 34.7mm x 34.7mm |
Design | Webb & Webb Design Limited |
Printer | International Security Printers |
Print process | Lithography |
Perforations | 14.5 x 14.5 |
Phosphor | Bars as appropriate |
Gum | PVA |