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| | Two Swindon postmen transformed themselves into Peter Pan and arch enemy Captain Hook in the village of Hook to launch the Royal Mail's new stamps. |
| | | Swindon postman, Peter Willis, transformed himself into JM Barrie’s famous character ‘Peter Pan’, to launch Royal Mail’s latest special stamps issue.
The richly colourful stamps feature Neverland’s favourite characters including Tinkerbell, the Darling Children, the Crocodile, Captain Hook and the ‘Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up’, Peter Pan.
Peter, who delivers post to the local town of ‘Hook’ in Swindon, posed for photographs with giant versions of the new stamps at the Royal Mail’s local delivery office in Wootton Bassett.
He then flew off to ‘Hook’ where he was joined by his sworn enemy Captain Hook aka local postman Ian Doris.
 | | Swindon postmen, Peter Willis and Ian Doris transformed themselves into Peter Pan and Captain Hook. |
The stamps commemorate this year's 150th anniversary of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, in London.
Great Ormond Street had a unique association with Peter Pan author JM Barrie. In 1929 Barrie donated the rights to his famous story to the hospital so that it could benefit from the play's royalties.
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Royal Mail celebrates the 150th anniversary of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, in London with the launch of Peter Pan Stamps.
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