Royal Mail: Transformers Stamps

Royal Mail announce the launch of a set of 13 Special Stamps being issued to celebrate the British contribution to the globally successful, Transformers, animated franchise from Hasbro, Inc., a global play and entertainment company.

The main set of eight stamp designs, are produced in pairs and feature original illustrations of Transformers Autobots and Decepticons locked in a battle, in retro Generation 1 style from the 1980s.

Featured on the stamps are: Optimus Prime; Megatron; Bumblebee; Starscream; Grimlock; Shockwave; Arcee; and Soundwave.


The images were created exclusively for Royal Mail by three established, British comic artists: Andrew Wildman (pencils); Stephen Baskerville (inks); and John-Paul Bove (colours) - who have all contributed to Transformers comic series

The main eight stamps are printed with a hidden ink which reveals each of the character’s faction logos and names in the Cybertronian alphabet when shone under UV light.

In addition, fans who download the Royal Mail App, can scan the stamp, and watch a unique Augmented Reality animation including a clip from the original animated Transformers TV series.



A further five stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, feature the Dinobots; Gridlock; Snarl; Slug; Sludge; and Swoop

You can order yours now at www.royalmail.com/transformers.

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