Royal Mail Celebrates 50 Years of Dungeons & DragonsRoyal Mail Celebrates 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons

A set of 14 stamps features monsters and characters from the role-playing game, and a range of collectible products are available for preorder.

License Global

July 11, 2024

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Dungeons & Dragons stamps, Royal Mail, Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons & Dragons stampsRoyal Mail, Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast

Royal Mail has revealed images of 14 special stamps being issued to celebrate 50 years since the creation of the role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). The collection is under license by Hasbro and its Wizards of the Coast division.

License Global delved deeper into the story behind Dungeons & Dragons, often cited as the first modern role-playing game, earlier this year.

All 14 stamps in the set have been illustrated by British artist, Wayne Reynolds, with 11 images being specially commissioned for this set. Reynolds has produced illustrations for various D&D games, handbooks and guides for more than 20 years.

The main set of eight stamps features a selection of monsters from the game: Red Dragon, Owlbear, Vecna, Gelatinous Cube, Mind Flayer, Mimic, Displacer Beast and Beholder.

When an ultraviolet light is shone over the stamps in the main set, a special surprise is revealed. 

Four stamps show the D&D ampersand logo. The other four show a graphic relevant to the monster featured on the stamp – Red Dragon (dragon head), Vecna (skull), Mimic and the Beholder. Each of these four fluorescent graphics was created for the 50th anniversary.

Six other stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, depict dynamic images of a party of adventuring heroes that might be played in the game, including Tiefling Rogue, Human Bard, Halfling Cleric, Elf Fighter, Dwarf Paladin and Dragonborn Wizard.

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D&D Miniature Stamp Sheet, Hasbro, Royal Mail

“For 50 years, Dungeons & Dragons has enabled millions of fans across the world to enjoy using their imaginations and immersing themselves in a magical world,” says David Gold, director, external affairs and policy, Royal Mail. “We are delighted that this creative and exciting role-playing game is celebrated using Britain’s Wayne Reynolds’ unique illustrations.”

“Building on Hasbro’s existing work with Royal Mail, we’re honored to release this beautiful collection of stamps, officially approved by HM King Charles III, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the world’s greatest roleplaying game,” says Dan Rawson, global play lead, Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. “With stunning art from long-time Dungeons & Dragons artist, Wayne Reynolds, showcasing our adventuring heroes and fearsome creatures, we’re sure these items will be treasured by D&D fans and stamp collectors alike.”

“Being asked to design the Dungeons & Dragons stamps for Royal Mail was a massive honor for me,” says Reynolds. “As a British artist it was a wonderful opportunity to be able to contribute artwork that I’d created as a long-running D&D fantasy artist to something I consider to be an iconic institution. I get the opportunity to see my artwork on stamp.”

The stamps and a range of collectible products are available to preorder from the Royal Mail website.

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