X-Men 60th Anniversary Stamps

World Stamp Today:

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Royal Mail marks the 60th anniversary of X-Men with a new set of 17 special stamps on February 16, 2023. 

The stamps feature some of the most iconic characters in the comic book franchise since 1963. 

Marvel is one of the world’s most prominent entertainment companies with a vast catalogue of iconic Super Hero characters which include the X-Men. 

The 12 stamps in the main set are all original illustrations and have been created exclusively for Royal Mail by renowned British comic book artist Mike McKone. 

They feature: Professor X; Kitty Pryde; Angel; Colossus; Jubilee; Cyclops; Wolverine; Jean Grey; Iceman, Storm; Beast; and Rogue. 

An additional set of five stamps in the form of a miniature sheet has also been designed by comic book artist Lee Garbett and feature some of the mutant enemies faced by the X-Men – Juggernaut, Mystique, Magneto, Emma Frost and Sabretooth. 

The X-Men were founded by mutant telepath Professor Charles Xavier. His first team consisted of Cyclops (Scott Summers), Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Angel (Warren Worthington III), Beast (Hank McCoy) and Iceman (Bobby Drake) and was based in Xavier’s home, which was transformed into the School for Gifted Youngsters and dubbed the X-Mansion. 

After many of the original X-Men were captured by the mutant island of Krakoa, Professor X formed a new squad to rescue them, bringing heroes such as Wolverine and Storm into a new international team. 

Xavier’s school soon became a refuge for mutants from all over the world, forming and inspiring teams such as the New Mutants, Excalibur and Generation X. Now the X-Men live in a new home – a reborn Krakoa – that welcomes all mutants. 

Cyclops and his allies still fight the good fight as the world’s premier mutant heroes the X-Men, keeping Xavier’s dream alive. 

(Concept and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved