The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

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.

SG 1400 1404 QEII 1988 SPANISH ARMADA MNH $3.15 Time Remaining: 1h 33m Buy It Now for only: $3.15 Buy It Now

Ireland 1988 Spanish Armada Accountants MNH Set Of 2 $3.99 Time Remaining: 4h Buy It Now for only: $3.99 Buy It Now

SG 1400 04 1988 Armada FDC Mercury Cover with Spanish Armada Effinham $9.49 Time Remaining: 18h 11m Buy It Now for only: $9.49 Buy It Now

Ireland 727 728MNHMichel 662 663 InstituteDefeat of Spanish Armada1988 $5.49 Time Remaining: 18h 31m Bid now

19 JULY 1988 SPANISH ARMADA SET OF PHQ CARDS 112 $1.57 Time Remaining: 19h 51m Buy It Now for only: $1.57 Buy It Now

1988 400th ANNIVERSARY of SPANISH ARMADA STAMPS $3.40 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 19m Buy It Now for only: $3.40 Buy It Now

1988 GB 400th Anniversary Spanish Armada Used Stamps Set of 5 $1.57 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 17m Bid now

IRELAND 727 728 SPANISH ARMADA ACCOUNTANTS First Day Cover $4.25 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 49m Buy It Now for only: $4.25 Buy It Now

Great Britain Sc 1217 1 1988 Spanish Armada stamps mint $2.50 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 14m Buy It Now for only: $2.50 Buy It Now

QE11 1988 SG 1400 04 FINE USED SPANISH ARMADA WHOLE SET STAMPS $1.57 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 9m Buy It Now for only: $1.57 Buy It Now

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