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Royal Mail Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of “Warhammer” with 10 Special Stamps

• Issue date: 8 June
• Six stamps depict characters from the worlds of “Warhammer 40,000;” “Warhammer: Age of Sigmar” and “Warhammer: The Old World”
• A further four stamps of the popular British miniatures wargame capture the unique visual style of Warhammer with iconic paintings and illustrations from the Warhammer archive
• The stamps are available to pre-order now and go on general sale on 8 June 2023

Royal Mail has announced the launch of 10 Special Stamps being issued to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the internationally popular miniatures Hobby, Warhammer.

Six stamps in the main set depict characters from the worlds of “Warhammer – Space Marines” and Orks from “Warhammer 40,000”; Stormcast Eternals and Slaves to Darkness from “Warhammer Age of Sigmar”; and High Elves and Dwarfs from “Warhammer: The Old World”.The Miniature Sheet shows four stamps featuring iconic illustrations from the last 40 years of Warhammer – Crimson Fists Space Marines from the first edition of “Warhammer 40,000”; The Emperor of Mankind from “Warhammer: The Horus Heresy”; Yndrasta, the Celestial Spear from the current edition of “Warhammer: Age of Sigmar”; and The Battle for Skull Pass from “Warhammer: The Old World”.

The background to the miniature sheet is a classic piece of artwork depicting Harald Hammerstorm, a Chaos Champion whose origins can be traced back to the first edition of “Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles”.

David Gold, Director of External Affairs and Policy, Royal Mail, said: “With millions of devotees across the globe, Warhammer is a creative, collaborative pursuit with a unique power to spark the imagination. We are delighted to be celebrating the 40th anniversary of this immersive tabletop wargame with a set of Special Stamps.”

Helen Smallridge, Global Head of Marketing at Games Workshop commented: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Royal Mail to mark the 40th anniversary of Warhammer. From humble beginnings, Warhammer has grown into a British institution and a global success, with our fantasy miniatures collected by millions around the world. We hope this new stamp range will be a treat for fans, and for those who have yet to discover our rich and fantastical worlds.”

First produced in 1983, by the budding miniature gaming company, Games Workshop, Warhammer quickly became the most successful table-top miniatures hobby in history. With models, paints and games designed and produced in-house its own magazine, White Dwarf, and a bespoke publishing imprint known as Black Library producing novels set in the Warhammer universes, Games Workshop has become a real independent success story.

The stamps are available to pre-order now at www.royalmail.com/warhammer, by telephone on 03457 641 641 and at 7,000 Post Office branches across the UK. A Presentation Pack including all 10 stamps in the set is priced at £18.10. The tamps go on general sale on 8 June 2023.

The products include FDCs with both the Tallents House and Lenton postmarks (£8.60), two “medal covers” (£19.99 each), framed stamps, postcards, sheets in various configurations, and “stamp ingots” for two of the series, “a silver-plated replica of the [Space Marines or Stormcast Eternals] stamp with the design reproduced in full colour” (£24.99).