Harry Potter on UK postage stamps

Bespectacled hero Harry Potter is now available

JK Rowling's bespectacled hero Harry Potter is now available on postage stamps. The stamps, issued on 17th July 2007 through a special licensing arrangement with Warner Bros and Bloomsbury, are a big hit in the Great Britain.

Harry Potter books

The Royal Mail came up with seven highly collectible First Class stamps, which feature the sleeve artwork from the Bloomsbury editions of each of the seven Harry Potter books. The postage stamps feature the Hogwarts crests; the Hogwarts school crest and those of the four houses - Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.
Each First Class stamp features the cover of one of the Harry Potter books: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and, of course, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Issued just ahead of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final Harry Potter book, which went on sale on 21st July 2007, the Royal Mail is proud to commemorate and celebrate an illustrious British author JK Rowling and a true global publishing phenomenon.

Harry Potter Miniature Sheet

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, the four houses that make up Hogwarts, also make up the Miniature Sheet. A stamp showing the crest of each house is featured, along with one for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry itself.

Commemorative stamps

Julietta Edgar, Royal Mail's Head of Special Stamps: "Royal Mail is committed to issuing commemorative stamps that celebrate social themes and important occasions central to our way of life. There's no doubt that JK Rowling's Harry Potter novels, published in dozens of languages worldwide, have made a phenomenal impact on our reading habits."

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