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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 RN Philatelic Cover RNSC 5 11 Sighting of the Spanish Armada Double Signed $5.18 Time Remaining: 4h 23m Buy It Now for only: $5.18 Buy It Now |
 1988 THE SPANISH ARMADA COTSWOLD FDC PLYMOUTH SHS CV 6 $1.28 Time Remaining: 4h 54m Buy It Now for only: $1.28 Buy It Now |
 1988 SPANISH ARMADA SET OF 5 SG1400 4 USED $1.28 Time Remaining: 6h 57m |
 US Armada MI 48005 29 Jul 1983 395 Years Defeat Of Spanish Armada $1.25 Time Remaining: 21h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1.25 Buy It Now |
 US Armada MI 48005 Naval Cover 29 Jul 1983 Defeat Of Spanish Armada Jul 29 1588 $1.25 Time Remaining: 21h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1.25 Buy It Now |
 19 JULY 1988 SPANISH ARMADA ROYAL MAIL FIRST DAY COVER PLYMOUTH SHS b $2.58 Time Remaining: 22h 40m Buy It Now for only: $2.58 Buy It Now |
 Great Britain 400th Anniversary of Spanish Armada 5v SG1400 1404 $2.08 Time Remaining: 1d 15m Buy It Now for only: $2.08 Buy It Now |
 f1g postcards x 5 royal mail the spanish armada 1988 $2.59 Time Remaining: 1d 37m Buy It Now for only: $2.59 Buy It Now |
 GB FDC 1988 SPANISH ARMADA 400th ANNIVERSARY COTSWOLD COVER $1.28 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 39m |
 SPANISH ARMADA ANNIVERSARY SET OF 1988 USED GB STAMPS PAY ONLY ONE P $0.38 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 3m |
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