Classic CARRY ON and HAMMER HORROR Stamps Issue - 15/6/08
Royal Mail have issued a special set of stamp products which feature the original British Quad Style Film Posters of 3 classic "Carry On" films and 3 "Hammer Horror". The stamps (Shown above) have the 1st. Class Stamp with "Carry On Sergeant" the 50p with "Carry On Cleo" and the 72p with "Carry On Screaming". The 56p is Hammer's "The Curse Of Frankenstein" followed by the 48p with "Dracula" and the 81p as "The Mummy". The Presentation Pack (Shown below) has the set of six stamps with a fold-out card with information on each film.
This is the original poster used for the "Carry On Sergeant" (1958) stamp. Unfortunately this isn't one of my favourite "Carry On" films and I would have preferred it if they had done a separate set for both "Carry On" and "Hammer" so they could have added say "Carry On Cabby" or Spying/Cowboy. The same with the "Hammer Horror" they could have done " Quatermass" 1 or 2 or a host of other classic "Hammer" films.
A Lobby Card from "Carry On Sergeant".
The set of Postcards issued by the Royal Mail on 10/6/08 with all the other stamp products of this issue. Available to buy now (But only from larger Post Offices and obviously dependant on if you still have a Branch and it hasn't been closed down?)
The original poster (UK Quad) of "Carry On Cleo" (1964) one of the best of the series!
A Lobby Card for "Carry On Cleo" (Notice the 3rd "Dr. Who" Jon Pertwee alongside Charles Hawtrey).
The 50-Sheet Stamp of the 72p "Carry On Screaming".
The original poster for "Carry On Screaming" (1966) and another great addition to the "Carry On" series.
Another Lobby Card advertising "Carry On Screaming".
The Pre-Paid Postcard Set with Hammer Horror's "The Curse Of Frankenstein" pictured.
Another UK Quad original poster for "The Curse Of Frankenstein" (1957).
A still from Hammer's "The Curse Of Frankenstein".
The 50-Sheet Stamp of the 48p of Hammer's "Dracula".
A still from "Dracula" (1958).
The original poster for "Dracula".
Still from Hammer's "The Mummy" (1959).
The final poster of "The Mummy" Quad UK.
Finally if your interested - If you click the link below - You can now purchase Full-Sized UK Quad Reproductions of the Classic Hammer Horror films - Not only the 3 featured in the stamps issue but also many other great films from the Hammer era.posted by Hugh Jarrs | 9:52 am
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Today I popped down to my local post office branch, which has now been relocated into the High Street WHSmith store and I picked up the presentation pack of the Classic Carry On And Hammer Films. It has been very nicely presented with a picture of an art-deco cinema auditorium on the front complete with red screen tabs and a full house! Six stamps featuring recreations of the original UK quad posters of Carry On Sergeant, Dracula, Carry On Cleo, The Curse Of Frankenstein, Carry On Screaming and The Mummy are mounted on the top of it. It folds open with some informative notes about the films plus stills from other Carry On and Hammer classics such as Carry On Camping, The Reptile (one of my favourite Hammers) and Carry On Doctor. All in all, it is well worth having for Hammer and Carry On buffs as well as the avid stamp collectors.
On Halloween 2007, the original Hammer Dracula (released 1958) was reissued in selected cinemas across the UK with a fully restored new print. I caught a screening of it in London and was very impressed. I followed your link to the Hammer Film Poster Reproductions and one of the posters avaliable was the new poster for Dracula issued to coincide with the re-release. I must say however that it was a disappointment compared to the art-work on the original 1958 quad poster.
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