New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection
Royal Mail said the stamps show examples of craftsmanship, engineering and high fashion.
By contributor By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent
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A dozen new stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Armouries have been revealed by the Royal Mail.
Eight stamps in the main set will show examples of armour made between 1520 and 1686 which were owned by monarchs including Henry VIII and Charles I.
A further four stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, show other treasures from the collection including a rare sword and scabbard from the Ming dynasty, a Japanese helmet from the Edo period and a European sword bearing Arabic inscriptions.
