2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the first film The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001.
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 showing montages from the film trilogy are perfect for film fans. Each stamp celebrates iconic characters from the 3 films. British Actors from the epic featured are Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Ian McKellan as Gandalf, Dominic Monaghan as Merry, Billy Boyd as Pippin and Christopher Lee as Saruman.
This stunning imagery also has 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".
1st Class The Hobbits
1st Class Gandalf
1st Class Arwen
1st Class Gimli
1st Class Saruman
1st Class Aragon
1st Class Legolas
1st Class Frodo & Gollum
