Starting the year with a bang, James Bond is just one of the stars of Royal Mail's 2008 Special Stamp programme unveiled recently.
To mark the centenary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming, six extra-long stamps have been issued featuring different editions of six of his most famous novels.
The two 1st Class stamps feature Fleming's first novel 'Casino Royale' (1953) and 'Dr No', the first novel of the Bond series to be filmed. Fleming himself was responsible for the design of the 'Casino Royale' and 'From Russia With Love' covers.
The 54p stamps reveal the covers of 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds are Forever', while the final 78p pairing features 'For Your Eyes Only' and 'From Russia with Love'.
