2017-06-26 Mon

“Mr. and Mrs. Dudley of number 4, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”

And this was just a beginning! Who knew that a book which claimed to be “perfectly normal” in its very first lines would end up being enormously extraordinary!

The first part of a seven book long series was published today! Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first novel in the Harry Potter series and J. K. Rowling's debut novel, was first published on 26th June 1997 by Bloomsbury.

“The Boy Who Lived” killed us all with his excitingly gripping story line. The doors to the magical world of Hogwarts opened and the magic that the readers had never imagined unleashed. It was the first chapter of a remarkably interesting series of seven books which ended in 2007 and a movie franchise which ended in 2011 (exactly 10 years after the first release in 2001).

For the philatelist Potterheads out there; did you know there are Harry Potter-themed stamps?

Royal Mail has issued in 2007 seven First Class Royal Mail Mint stamps featuring the seven book covers. A miniature sheet consisting of five stamps was issued in the same year. Out of which four represent the four Hogwarts houses and one features the Hogwarts school seal.

Other stamps from the Heroes and Villains series issued in 2011 depict Dumbledore and Voldemort.

US Post too has released in 2013 Harry Potter limited-edition Forever stamp collection which celebrates this magical world and brings it within our grasp! A 20 stamp souvenir booklet featuring the different characters and scenes against the Hogwarts castle background was released in an attempt to engage the fans in this hobby. Each set of four stamps surrounds the red wax seal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

We all are waiting for our letter from Hogwarts. And if it were to be delivered in the muggle way bearing these stamps!

Grab these exciting stamps of ‘the boy of lived ‘and keep the child in you alive!

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