Queen – not that one – to appear on postage stamps

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas

 

The stamp design featuring the cover from Queen II. Photograph: Royal Mail

 

No, not that one – the rock band Queen are to feature on a series of UK postage stamps over the summer.

 

They become only the third band to be honoured by Royal Mail, following the Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016.

 

Guitarist Brian May said: “Sometimes it’s strange to wake up and realise the position in which we are now held – we have become a national institution! And nothing brings this home more than this incredible tribute from Royal Mail.” Drummer Roger Taylor said: “We must be really part of the furniture now.”

 

The 13 stamp designs, going on sale from 9 July, feature a posed studio shot of the group, plus four live images of each of May, Taylor, frontman Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon, and album covers of Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, News of the World, The Game, Greatest Hits, The Works, and Innuendo.

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/23/queen-to-appear-on-postage-stamps

 

Great, wish I could by some to pass onto the kids for future generations, surely to be worth a few quid down the track.

Edited June 23, 20206 yr by 4MyEgo

Great, wish I could get a set for my grandson. Wouldn't Freddie have loved this.

 

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Great, wish I could by some to pass onto the kids for future generations, surely to be worth a few quid down the track.

You could buy on line and have them sent direct to your kids...as far as value...stamp collections have been rendered almost worthless. I have every stamp, FD cover and many presentation packs from 1975-1984...value?...whatever someone would offer. I couldn't give them away a few years ago, of course if a new found interest by investment companies arise that could change.

Oh  dear !  A postage  stamp is  equivalent  to  currency of the realm as denoted.

The  plummeting Pound ?

Nevertheless all genuine  credit to Queen for their collective demonstration of true talent !

 

Yes, just ordered online, easy as. I'm not interested in what they are worth in the future, for me it's having something that honours this great band in a unique way.