Earlier this year we announced the news that An Post were releasing a set of 4 stamps from Animation Ireland honouring the Irish animation industry - and finally the wait is over!

The An Post and Animation Ireland stamps are available to buy from today!

The animation stamp series features our Academy Award® nominated short Give Up Yer Aul Sins as well as Cartoon Saloon's Academy Award® nominated feature The Secret of Kells, BAFTA® nominated CBBC series Roy, produced by JAM Media and Geronimo Productions’ Nelly & Nora which debuted on RTÉjr in February and will soon air on CBeebies.

In a first for An Post, the stamps feature Augmented Reality technology to virtually bring them to life. When scanned by a Smartphone with the CEE App installed, a specially produced film featuring Roy, Give Up Yer Aul Sins, The Secret of Kells, Nelly & Nora and other animated works can be seen.

The four 68c stamps, a beautiful first day cover and a collector’s item booklet containing four sets of the special stamps alongside additional illustrations and information were designed by leading Irish design company Vermillion Design and are available from main post offices, from the Stamp Shop in Dublin’s GPO and online at www.irishstamps.ie.

“Animation Ireland approached An Post with this idea and we were delighted that they embraced it with such enthusiasm. It is fitting that these beautifully designed Irish stamps will be seen around the world just as our animation is.” said Cathal Gaffney, Animation Ireland.

The series of stamps represents a diversity of styles and techniques from short films to TV series and feature films, all of which are internationally acclaimed.

Now, time to find something to mail…

Click here for the full Press Release from Animation Ireland.

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