Middle-Earth, Tolkien, The Hobbit, & Lord of the Rings Stamps

Lord of the Rings; Fellowship of the Ring Stamps

Presentation packs, First Day Covers, Gummed Sets, and some special exhibit sets were all issued by The New Zealand Post Office for the release of Fellowship of the Ring Stamps. They featured portrayals of some of the movies major characters including; Gandalf, Saruman, Galadriel, Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Strider (Aragorn), Boromir and more. Other unlicensed sets were issued by other countries, and are very hard to find because of their rarity.

Lord of the Rings; Two Towers Stamps

Ultimate Collections, Maximum Cards, Presentation packs, First Day Covers, Gummed Sets, and some postcards sets were all issued by The New Zealand Post Office for the release of The Two Towers Stamps. They featured portrayals of some of the movies major characters including; Aragorn, Eowyn, Warg Riders, Gandalf, Easterlings, and Frodo Baggins. As with most of these stamps they were released individually and in sheets.

Lord of the Rings; Return of the King Stamps

An Ultimate Collection, Maximum Cards, Presentation packs, First Day Covers, Gummed Sets, Postcard sets, Miniature sheet sets, and more were all released by The New Zealand Post Office for the Return of the King Stamps collection. They featured portrayals of some of the movies major characters including; Aragorn, Gandalf, Frodo Baggins, Legolas Greenleaf, Gollum, as well as the Hobbits Merry Brandybuck and Pippen Took.

The Home of Middle-Earth Stamps

With the ending of the movies came the final release of Lord of the Rings stamps related to the Movie Trilogy by the New Zealand Post Office. These were mostly associated with the making of the films....more specifically the locations of the filming. Maximum Cards, First Day Covers, various sheet and set packages, as well as a A Limited Edition Collection were all issued. Locations featured were The Fords of Bruinen, the South of Rivendell, Edoras, and Mordor. All together these stamps were referred to as "The Home of Middle-Earth Stamps" collection.

Tolkien, The Hobbit, and other Stamps

These are the really rare issues of Middle-Earth stamps. A Hobbit Stamp release and the Tolkien Centenary Stamp issues are the main feature here.