Royal Mail are once again celebrating the Marvel Universe, this time with a stamp issue paying tribute to mutant superheroes, the X-Men. Generations have grown up with these timeless superheroes in comic books and more recently in hugely successful movies. The X-Men franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023 with their first comic book appearance in the X-Men #1 in 1963.
The collector's sheet contains the twelve stamps from the main issue, together with twelve labels featuring comic book images of the characters.
The Gold 500 pair cover images are framed by a 22ct gold-blocked border and bear Outlaw Lane, Wellinborough handstamps. Numbered limited edition of 500 pairs.