Cinema Legend
We mark Royal Mail's fabulous set of British Film stamps with 2 unmissable covers. The second is a tribute to a film icon: Christopher Lee CBE.
One of the stamps in the set features Dracula so creating a cover for the man who brought Dracula to life was a big delight for us.
One of the biggest names of British cinema, Lee shot to fame through the Hammer Horror films - but they are his least favourite in his repertoire! That is why he asked that his tribute cover did not show him as Dracula.
Lee specialises in villains and made a superb Saruman the White in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Top Secret
Decorated in the Second World War, Lee joined the RAF in 1941. He also worked in British Intelligence during the War but has been elusive about that ever since. He once said:
"When people say to me, you know, were you in this? Were you in that? Did you work in this? Did you work in that? I always used to say 'Can you keep a secret?' And they would say 'Yes, yes' and I would say "So can I."
We are very proud that Mr Lee has personally signed a limited number of this cover to raise funds for his chosen charity, the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
We still have a few left, but they won't be there for long - bag yourself a copy before they're all gone!
This cover is automatically reserved for members of our Silver, Gold and Platinum cover clubs (unsigned or signed, depending on personal preference. If you are interested in joining, visit our Clubs page for more details. You're welcome to join online!
Don't miss our other cover for this stamp issue, celebrating beautiful Barbara Windsor - truly the best of British! --->
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<--- And for fans of Lee, he has also signed our Lord of the Rings cover.
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Quick Facts: Tribute to Christopher Lee is a First-day Cover Issue date (2008-06-10): 10 June 2008
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