Lord of the Rings

According to the Royal Mail...'Twenty-five years ago, in 2001, the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring opened to acclaim as the first instalment of a multi-Oscar-winning movie trilogy by New Zealand director Peter Jackson, based on the revered books by JRR Tolkien. Continued in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King, the story is set in the realm of Middle-earth, telling of an epic quest to destroy a magic Ring of great power, forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in the fires of Mount Doom'.

This set of 8 mint stamps show montages from the film trilogy. Each stamp celebrates iconic characters from the 3 films. These stamps also have a secret UV layer revealed using a UV light, Elvish writing in a circle appears on each stamp. Fans will recognise this as the writing on the One Ring.
In the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo throws the ring into a fire and writing appears. The writing on the One Ring is in the Black Speech of Mordor but is written in Tengwar, an Elvish script. The inscription translates to the famous line: "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them".

J.R.R. Tolkien frequently holidayed in Bournemouth during the 1950s and 60s, staying at the Hotel Miramar (specifically rooms 37/39 or 205) with his wife Edith. The Hotel Miramar is located on East Overcliff Drive - hence the address on our handstamp.