UK’s Royal Mail issues set of 18 Star Wars Stamps - in pictures

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The UK’s Royal Mail is launching a special set of 18 stamps to celebrate the upcoming release of release of the new Star Wars film. The first-class stamps, which will be released on October 20, feature scenes and characters from all seven films so far, including three from Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which was partly filmed in Abu Dhabi and will be released in December.

They include Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett, as well as Episode VII newcomers Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren. The stamps were illustrated by British artist Malcolm Tween