Overview
- Royal Mail opened pre-orders for the collection, with general sale to follow through its website and phone order line.
- Eight main stamps use photography to show landmark fortresses, while four illustrated stamps form a separate royal-castles sheet.
- The featured sites include Bamburgh, Dunluce, Dundrum, Raglan, Pembroke, Urquhart, Stirling, and Warwick across the UK.
- The illustrated miniature sheet depicts Caernarfon, Windsor, Dover, and Balmoral created by Rob Ball.
- Royal Mail said the issue celebrates the skill, ambition and design behind Britain’s fortresses, and a presentation pack with all 12 stamps costs £22.50.