Royal Mail

Stamp sheet

Blodeuwedd: a woman from Welsh mythology who is made of flowers and transforms into and owl

Beowulf and Grendel: the hero who slayed the giant monster 

Nessie, the mythical inhabitant of Scotland's Loch Ness

Black Shuck, a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia

Fionn mac Cumhaill: the hero of Irish mythology creating a causeway to reach his Scottish rival

Selkie: a mythical creature from Celtic folklore that can shape shift between a seal and a human

Piskies: prank playing but kindly fairies from Cornwall

Grindylow: In folklore from Lancashire and Yorkshire these sprites with long arms lurk in rivers and ponds, ready to snatch curious children

Some of Adam's sketchbooks

Some of Adam's sketchbooks

Some of Adam's sketchbooks

First Day Cover

Two handstamp designs to commemorate the day of release of the stamps

These are applied by hand to mail items at designated Special Handstamp Centres creating a unique postmark

Envelope design for the silver-plated medal 

Pack design for the silver-plated medal

Silver plated medal featuring Beowulf on the front and his enemy, the monster Grendel, on the reverse