Pictures: New royal stamps show off the Crown Jewels

A man inspecting one of the crown jewel stamps with a magnifying glass. — Image caption,
Time to check out some serious jewellery that could soon be coming through your letter box!

A warder outside the Tower of London holds a new Royal Mail stamp of the crown jewels.

The Royal Mail have released a new set of stamps showing a selection of the Crown Jewels.

People holding some models of crown jewel stamps outside the Tower of London.

The Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London and are closely guarded by the Yeoman Warders who are also called Beefeaters.

Two stamps showing some of the crowns kept in the Tower of London.

The eight stamps have been designed to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the creation of the Crown Jewels.

Stamps showing the Sovereign's Orb and a jewelled sword.

The priceless jewels have been kept in the tower since the 14th Century and there have been loads of attempts to steal them...

No-one has ever succeeded! Lots of the objects are used during special royal occasions like the Queen's coronation.

Two stamps showing a crown and a coronation spoon.

The Imperial State Crown is one of the most famous objects. The crown was made specially for the coronation of the Queen's father, King George VI, in 1937 and has over 3000 gems on it!