Royal Mail are once again celebrating the Marvel Universe, this time with a stamp issue paying tribute to mutant superheroes, the X-Men. Generations have grown up with these timeless superheroes in comic books and more recently in hugely successful movies. The X-Men franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023 with their first comic book appearance in the X-Men #1 in 1963.
The miniature sheet comprises four 1st class stamps plus a £1.85 stamp, featuring five of the mutant enemies of the X-Men: Juggernaut, Mystique, Magneto, Emma Frost and Sabretooth. The sheet has been illustrated exclusively for Royal Mail by British comic book artist Lee Garbett.
The BS set comprises of five covers that each bear appropriate handstamps.
