GREAT BRITAIN USES "AUGMENTED REALITY" APP TO BRING IT'S X-MEN COMIC CHARACTERS TO LIFE!
Royal Mail’s pop-culture themed stamps and collectibles continue to be very popular with a broad range of pop-culture fans. The Marvel Universe is celebrated with this 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.
A set of 12 stamps celebrating some of the most iconic X-Men superheroes to have featured in the comic book franchise since 1963.
Plus, each of the 12 stamps in the main set has a unique Augmented Reality animation which shows the artwork being created from pencil sketches through to the finished colourised stamps. This can be activated by downloading the Royal Mail App and scanning the stamp with a smartphone or tablet.
2nd Class -Professor X
2nd Class -Kitty Pryde
2nd Class -Angel
2nd Class -Colossus
2nd Class -Jubilee
2nd Class -Cyclops
1st Class -Wolverine
1st Class -Jean Grey
1st Class -Iceman
1st Class -Storm
1st Class -Beast
1st Class -Rogue
Five characters are featured on the souvenir sheet.
The souvenir sheet and set of 12 stamps are available in a special presentation pack.
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