Royal Mail celebrates the world-famous detective on the 10th anniversary of the modern-day adaptation of the Holmes mysteries with a special issue. These six stamps feature key characters from six of the most popular programmes across the award-winning BBC TV series. The items show such starring actors as Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington and Andrew Scott, who played the roles of Sherlock Holmes, Doctor John Watson, Jim Moriarty and Mycroft Holmes.
Royal Mail added an extra feature to this spectacular philatelic issue. By using UV light you can reveal some hidden details relating to the episodes. The Post Office also presented a miniature sheet of four stamps that feature new illustrations of other stories written by Conan Doyle, such as The Adventure Of The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, The Adventure Of The Second Stain, and The Adventure Of The Dancing Men.
Sherlock producer Sue Vertue said: “We are terribly proud of our Sherlock TV series and now I am ridiculously excited about these Royal Mail stamps. I'm going to immediately book a UK holiday so I can send all my friends postcards using them.”
Sherlock is a British Television series produced by Hartswood Films for the BBC. It airs on the BBC in the UK, and on PBS in the USA. It was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
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