Number of stamps: ten
Date of issue: 26 February 2004
Design: HGV Design
Acknowledgements: Map for The Lord of the Rings © C.R. Tolkien; The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring © The Tolkien Trust; dust-jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring, Rivendell, The Hall at Bag-End, Orthanc © The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust; Doors of Durin © The J.R.R. Tolkien 1967 Discretionary Settlement; Barad-dûr © The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust; Minas Tirith, Fangorn Forest © The Tolkien Trust. © The Estate of the late J.R.R. Tolkien 2004. 'Tolkien' and are registered trade marks of The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Limited
Printer: Walsall Security Printers Ltd, Walsall WS1 3QL
Process: lithography
Stamp designs © Royal Mail Group plc 2004
Format: vertical
Size: 35mm × 37mm
Perforations: 14.5 × 14
Number per sheet: 30/60
Phosphor bars as appropriate
Gum: PVA

Cover design: GBH
Photography: John Edwards
Cover design © Royal Mail Group plc 2004
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