Tolkien

Hobbit Day postcards, with enveloppes

American Tolkien Society

Ruth Lacon, Farmer Giles of Ham postcards

ADC, 2008. Set of 4 doublesided postcards with envelopes. On the front a colour illustration by Ruth Lacon, on the inside the title of the work and the relevant quote from the book by Tolkien. In the set are: "Giles and the Giant", "Farmer Giles Sets Off in Search of the Dragon", "Farmer Giles at Chrysophylax's Den" (pictured on the left), "The Mock Dragons Tail". 6x4"/15x10 cm.*

Ruth Lacon, Niggle's First Sight of the Tree postcard

ADC, 2008. Doubleside postcard with on the front the artwork by Ruth Lacon, on the inside the title and the relevant quote from Leaf by Niggle by Tolkien. With envelope. 6x8"/14.5x20 cm.*

Ruth Lacon, Set of 12 Tolkien postcards

ADC, 2007. Set of 12 doubleside postcards with envelopes. On the front the artwork in colour by Ruth Lacon, on the reverse the title of the piece. The inside in blank. In the set are: "Queen Beruthiel Cast Adrift", "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees", "Bilbo and the Black Emperors", "Beorn and the Dancing Bears", "Bilbo and the Three Trolls", "The Auction at Bag End", "Beren Pursues Lúthien Tinúviel", "Up Came Bombur" (pictured to the left), "Bombur Falls into the Enchanted Stream", "Leaving Lake Town for the Mountain", "Hobbiton Across the Water", "The Battle of the Five Armies". Size: 5x8"/13.5x20 cm*

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Peter Malone, The Hobbit postcard

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for The Hobbit stamp.*

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Peter Malone, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe postcard

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for this stamp.*

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Peter Malone, The Phoenix and the Carpet postcard

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for this stamp.*

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Peter Malone, The Borrowers postcard

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for this stamp.*

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Peter Malone, Through the Looking-Glass postcard

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for this stamp.*

Peter Malone, The Hobbit postcard, Tolkein

Royal Mail, 1998

In 1998 a set of five stamps where issued in Britain with the theme Magical Worlds: Classical Fantasy Books for Children. This the postcard featuring the art for The Hobbit stamp. On this one Tolkien's name is misspelled, Tolkein. These were withdrawn, but I managed to hold on to a few.

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Capuchine Mazille, Leaf by Niggle postcard

1997

The original painting of this postcard is also available from The Tolkien Shop.

L. Michelucii, Koning Théoden leads the attack postcard

Alisa Mueller, J.R.R. Tolkien postcards

Wade Center, 1987

Set of 12 b/w postcards with enveloppes with 4 designs: Merton Tower, 20 and 22 Northmoor Road (where Tolkien has lived) and a dragon.

Ted Nasmith, Set of 12 Tolkien postcards

ADC, 2008. Set of 12 double postcards with envelopes. On the front a picture by Ted Nasmith in colour, on the inside the title of the piece with the relevant quote from the works by Tolkien. In the set are: "The Riders of Rohan", "Gandalf and the Balrog upon Celebdil", "The Great Tree at Caras Galadhon", "Gandalf Rides to Minas Tirith", "Tuor Reaches the Hidden City of Gondolin", "Tol Brandir", "Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead", "The Blue Wizards Journeying East", "Green Hill Morning", "The Elves at Woody End", "One Morning Long Ago", "The End of the Age" (pictured on the left). Sizes vary.*

Betty Swanwick, J.R.R. Tolkien postcard

National Portrait Gallery

Postcard with a portrait drawing of Tolkien and scenes from The Lord of the Rings.

Renshof and Ploeg, set of 5 Tolkien postcards

Set of 5 double postcards with enveloppes. Three illustration for The Hobbit and two for Farmer Giles of Ham. In a plastic sleeve with a sixth card, numbered and signed by both illustrators. Limited to 250 sets.

Faith Tolkien, postcard of the Tokien bust

The full-size bust that Faith (the first wife of Christopher) made of her father-in-law is in the English Faculty Library in Oxford.