European Stamp Prices & News

The Royal Mail in England has issued a series of twenty-four sharp-looking stamps honoring the birth of Ian Fleming. Decades after James Bond became a worldwide superman-cum-ambassador for Britain, these issues honor six different Bond stories with four stamps each:

• Dr. No

• From Russia With Love

• Casino Royale

• Diamonds Are Forever

• For Your Eyes Only

• Goldfinger

But it’s been quite a delay for the Royal Mail, who have honoured past hometown heroes like the Beatles after similar delays (six Beatles stamps were issued in January 2007; the Beatles’ first LP was released in 1963, after the first James Bond movie was released).

With all the good will and attention that international phenomena like the Beatles, James Bond, Michael Caine, and others have brought to Britain over the years, it seems that commemorative stamps would be more generously forthcoming. Maybe it’s bureaucracy; maybe it’s a lack of resources, or a lack of concern.

Whatever the reason, it is good to see Fleming and Bond get their due from the Royal Mail. The stamps are available now for collectors, and full sets are quite cheap on places like eBay for easy purchase worldwide (less than $20 at the time of writing).

(See pictures and get your own James Bond stamps here. If you aren’t a member of eBay, don’t worry; you can register first here; it’s easy and free.)

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