Norvic
Philatelics - GB
New Stamps and Special Postmarks
Magical Realms - 8 March 2011
From
the legendary tales of King Arthur and his court magician Merlin to the
million selling books of Sir Terry Pratchett and JK Rowling the British
have always enjoyed an epic tale of magical adventure. This issue
salutes some of the heroes and villains that have enchanted generations
of readers.
Actual
stamps.
These are printed in vertical
se-tenant pairs, as shown.
The
stamps in
detail
1st
Class – Rincewind Rincewind is the central
character in many of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. A
failed student at the Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, he
is reputed for being able to solve minor problems by turning them into
major disasters, usually by running away.
1st
Class – Nanny Ogg Gytha Ogg is a witch from
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. She is a member of the
Lancre coven. Her singing voice, when echoed by a half filled
bathtub, causes birds to fall from the sky and goat milk to turn into
yoghurt while still in the goat.
1st
Class – Dumbledore Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
Dumbledore is the headmaster of the Wizarding school Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is the founder and leader of the
‘Order of the Phoenix’, an organisation dedicated
to fighting Lord Voldemort.
1st
Class – Voldemort Lord Voldemort is the main
antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series written by JK Rowling.
Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone, which was released in 1997 and then
either in person or in flashbacks in each book in the series, except
the third, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where he was only
mentioned.
60p – Merlin Merlin is a legendary wizard
featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the
character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia
Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of
previous historical and legendary figures.
60p – Morgan le
Fay Morgan le Fay, alternatively
known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful
sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not
elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician. She
became much more prominent in the later cyclical prose works as an
antagonist to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
97p
– Aslan Aslan, the ‘Great
Lion’, is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia,
by C. S. Lewis. He is the eponymous lion of The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, and his role in Narnia is developed throughout the remaining
books. He is the only character to appear in all seven books of the
series.
97p
– The White Queen Jadis, commonly known during
her rule of Narnia as the White Witch, is the main villain of The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book in C. S.
Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series. She is the witch who
froze Narnia in the Hundred Years Winter.
