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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michelle Pauli

Harry Potter characters to star on stamps

Magical Realms stamps
Dumbledore from JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, part of a special set of stamps celebrating world famous wizards and enchanters. Photograph: Royal Mail/PA

Harry Potter fans have a new way to indulge their obsession with JK Rowling's characters – by posting them. The Royal Mail has revealed its selection of six stamps celebrating magical figures, and Dumbledore and Voldemort (as portrayed in the film adaptations) are among them.

The Harry Potter characters are honoured on the first-class stamps, along with student Rincewind and witch Nanny Ogg, from Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. The Arthurian figures of wizard Merlin and sorceress Morgan le Fay are on 60p stamps while Aslan and the White Witch from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are on the 97p ones.

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