Doctor Who thing of the day: postage stamps of the Doctor to come from Royal Mail

Wed, Jan 02, 2013

David Tennant Doctor Who Royal Mail

That news from back in July that we were told wasn’t true? It’s true. Soon you will be able to lick David Tennant. From BBC News:

Royal Mail reveals Doctor Who stamps

Tom Baker, David Tennant and Patrick Troughton are to feature on a special set of Royal Mail stamps in 2013.

The collection marks the 50th anniversary of sci-fi show Doctor Who, with all 11 Doctors getting their own first class stamp.

Four of the show’s most notorious villains, including the Daleks and the Cybermen, star on the second class set.

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Andrew Hammond of the Royal Mail said the commemorative selection “pay tribute to the brilliant actors that have played the Doctor over the years, as well as the adversaries that helped make the show so popular”.

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The Royal Mail stamps will be available in March.

Click over to BBC News to see all the stamps in the series.

(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)

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RogerBW

Wed, Jan 02, 2013 11:21am

Call me old-fashioned… I liked it when doing a commemorative stamp required a little bit more effort and artistic skill than just pasting the Queen’s head onto a promo photo or video grab.

althea

Wed, Jan 02, 2013 3:34pm

Mucho cool! I just went to the Royal Mail website and registered for information, but to be on the safe side, Maryann, will you let us know when/if/how we can buy them?

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to althea

Wed, Jan 02, 2013 11:47pm

Sure thing.

MrFrye

Thu, Jan 03, 2013 7:36pm

Maybe the rules have changed, but the last time I checked (a good 10 years ago) the British Mail couldn’t put people on stamps unless they were a) a member of the British Royal Family, or b) dead.