David Bowie appears on British postage stamps, year after his death

REUTERS
 

People look at a mural of David Bowie in Brixton, south London, Britain January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - David Bowie is to appear on a range of British postage stamps as a tribute to the musician who died last year, the postal service has announced.

 

"This is the first time Royal Mail has dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure," the company said in a statement. The Beatles and Pink Floyd have previously been honoured with a stamp issue, it said.

 

The 10 stamps featuring album covers as well as Bowie performing live will go on sale from March 14, 50 years since the Londoner released his first album and in the year that he would have turned 70.

 

Six of the stamps bear images of album covers for "Hunky Dory", "Aladdin Sane", "Heroes", "Let's Dance", "Earthling" and "Blackstar", which was released just days before Bowie's death at the age of 69 from cancer in January 2016.

 

The other four stamps show the pop chameleon on tour over the years, with pictures of him performing during the Ziggy Stardust tour in 1972, the Stage tour in 1978, the Serious Moonlight tour in 1983 and A Reality tour in 2004.

 

(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-01-27

Way cool.

Great collectables of a great Artist

Excellent. Shame we don't use stamps more.

 

THat Aladdin Sane cover was iconic.

 

For flavor, if you need it with Bowie, I love this pop art version.

 

Edited January 27, 20179 yr by optad

They will be cool, nice one Royal Mail

A well deserved tribute for one of the all-time great artists and performers! 

Ridiculous, but at least he will get a good licking!

I'd have preferred Ric Parfit he's more like the Normal Brit ,not all arty farty


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Great for stamp collectors. Personally I would like to see a planet named after him, would fit in nicely for major Tom

A spokesman for the Gnome Office has asked buyers to ensure they have the correct amount of money, as no ch-ch-ch-change will be given. He also warned that the stamps were prone to falling off the envelope if not put on under pressure.