A BEAMING Charlie Bucket from Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is adorning Royal Mail's first class stamps to celebrate the author's work.

Characters from five of his other tales join Charlie on a special set of stamps.

They feature illustrations by Quentin Blake, whose drawings are synonymous with the Great Missenden author's books.

As well as the first class stamp choose from Fantastic Mr Fox (66p), James and the Giant Peach (68p), Matilda (76p), The Twits (£1) and The Witches (£1.10).

The 30th anniversary of The BFG is marked by a special sheet of four stamps, which feature scenes from this legendary tale.

Ophelia Dahl, daughter of Roald, said: "I'm so excited that Royal Mail has honoured my father, Roald Dahl, with these stamps. My dad wrote thousands of letters home throughout his life and never dreamed that one day one of his own characters would grace a stamp. He'd be thrilled.

"This is an excellent way for us to kick off a year of celebrations to mark thirty years in print for The BFG and it's great that the stamps include a collector's set, devoted to The BFG and other characters from this book."

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is an award-winning cultural, literary and education hub, in Great Missenden where Roald lived and wrote many of his best-loved works.