350th Anniversary of Colonel Thomas Blood & The Crown Jewels

9th May 2021 350th Anniversary of the attempted theft of The Crown Jewels. Featuring a stamp (our choice) from the 2011 Crown Jewels issue. London postmark.

Thomas Blood was born in 1618 County Clare, he was an Anglo-Irish officer and self styled colonel.  He earned himself a reputation as a rogue, switching sides during the First English Civil War from the Royalist forces to become a lieutenant in Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads.