500 years ago the world lost one of its greatest painters, sculptors, architects, designers, engineers and supreme draughtsmen, Leonardo da Vinci, who left a creative legacy of unequalled breadth and brilliance. The twelve 1st class commemoratives in this Royal Mail issue feature a selection of his drawings from the collection acquired by King Chalres II in about 1670 and housed in Windsor Castle.
The Gold 500 cover complements the stamps with an image of Leonardo's 'Vitruvian Man' framed by a classical inspired 22ct gold blocked deisgn and carries a Trafalgar Square, London pictorial handstamp. Numbered limited edtion of 500 covers.
