I was lucky enough to have got tickets for the première showing of Elizabeth: The Golden Age starring Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush at the Rome Film Festival last week. The film was a sumptuous romp through history with Cate Blanchett as fabulous as ever - the scenes showing the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 were particularly impressive.
These British commemorative stamps were designed by Graham Evernden and issued on 19 July, 1988 on the 400th anniversary of the event. The set of five stamps was printed se-tenant (joined together in a horizontal strip) and the individual stamps form a composite design which runs across all five. All five stamps were valued at 18 pence and feature, reading from left to right: Spanish Galeasse off The Lizard; English Fleet leaving Plymouth; Engagement off the Isle of Wight; Attack of English Fire-ships, Calais; Armada in Storm, North Sea.
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 GB FIRST DAY COVER FDC COMMEMS 1988 SPANISH ARMADA Pmk PB $1.63 Time Remaining: 4h 27m Buy It Now for only: $1.63 Buy It Now |
 O 2018 COLOMBIA BUQUE GLORIA SPANISH SAILBOAT 1968 ARMADA DE COLOMBIA ARC $30.00 Time Remaining: 4h 47m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 Buy It Now |
 O 2018 COLOMBIA BUQUE GLORIA SPANISH SAILBOAT 1968 ARMADA DE COLOMBIA ARC $40.00 Time Remaining: 4h 57m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 Buy It Now |
 PHILATELIC ITEM SIGNED RARE SPANISH ARMADA COVER ARTIST GRAHAM EVERNDEN $7.84 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 50m |
 FDC Great Britain Spanish Armada Plymouth July 1988 postmark Howards Printers $4.99 Time Remaining: 11h 1m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 Buy It Now |
 GB Stamps First Day Cover 400th Anniversary of Spanish Armada CDS Northants 1988 $1.29 Time Remaining: 11h 19m Buy It Now for only: $1.29 Buy It Now |
 08586 GB Bradbury FDC Spanish Armada Tilbury 19 July 1988 $6.50 Time Remaining: 13h 20m Buy It Now for only: $6.50 Buy It Now |
 St Vincent 1988 SG MS 1143 Spanish Armada Ships MNH $2.81 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 7m Buy It Now for only: $2.81 Buy It Now |
 19 JULY 1988 SPANISH ARMADA ROYAL MAIL FIRST DAY COVER PLYMOUTH SHS b $2.60 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 56m Buy It Now for only: $2.60 Buy It Now |
 19 JULY 1988 SPANISH ARMADA BENHAM BLCS 34 FIRST DAY COVER DOVER KENT SHS a $5.86 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 7m Buy It Now for only: $5.86 Buy It Now |
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