Have you ever worried that your correspondence wasn’t too dark? Worried that your correspondent doesn’t understand how much you love Space Marines? Are you despairing that your birthday card doesn’t include a reminder of how great the art in the original Rogue Trader rulebook was? Royal Mail has released a full set of Warhammer stamps.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the venerable series (counting from the original release of the original fantasy wargame simply called Warhammer in 1983), this collection primarily includes Warhammer 40,000 and the more recent Warhammer Age of Sigmar games. Includes art and miniatures. This includes photos of Space Marine Commander-in-Chief Robort Gilliman and Demon Prince his Belakor portraits, Stormcast his Eternal and Orc miniatures, and more.
But there’s also some classic art there that tickles the nostalgia of longtime fans. Like the aforementioned Rogue Trader artwork (Warhammer 40,000 before it became Warhammer 40,000) and the gorgeous cover of the Battle Force Skull Pass box set. From Warhammer Fantasy, it depicts dwarves and goblins working out long-standing grudges.
They are Currently accepting pre-orders, as well as buying sheets of stamps, you can also get postcards, framed sets, and what are called “stamp ingots,” which are apparently metal replicas of stamps. All of this pretty much reveals the fact that these are primarily collector’s items that are carefully kept and not intended for practical use. This is not surprising considering how long it took me to think of an example where I needed to send a letter with a stamp. At the beginning of this article he is in 2023.
Most are priced accordingly, but this is a very attractive release and a perfect gift for the geek who loves both Warhammer and Warhammer. and Stamp collecting. It might cheer them up after being nipped by a jock.
