Royal Mail stamps highlight the role of arms and armour in 'shaping our world'
The Royal Mail has unveiled a set of twelve new stamps to honour the Royal Armouries, featuring eight stamps that showcase armour worn by monarchs like Henry VIII and Charles I from 1520 to 1686.
Royal Armouries stamp collection unveiled
Royal Mail has unveiled 12 stamps being issued to celebrate the UK's national museum of arms and armour.The museum collection, consisting of more than 75,000 objects, is displayed at three sites in ...
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New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection
Eight stamps in the main set will show examples of armour made between 1520 and 1686 which were ... show other treasures from the collection including a rare sword and scabbard from the Ming dynasty, ...
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Royal Armouries stamp collection unveiled
The armour on display in the stamps was worn by ... The stamp collection also features a rare sword and scabbard from the Ming dynasty, c.1420; an ornately decorated flintlock gun by Simpson ...