The First Time Royal Mail Has Dedicated an Entire Stamp Issue to An Individual Music Artist or Cultural Figure
Royal Mail will issue a set of 10 special stamps as a tribute to David Bowie, one of the most influential music and cultural figures of all time.
Six stamps will showcase Bowie’s changing musical styles and personas across the decades and feature images of some of his most admired and defining album covers; Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Heroes, Let’s Dance, Earthling and his last album ★.
The arc of the vinyl album protrudes from the right-hand side of each stamp.
Completing the set, four additional stamps will show Bowie performing live on tours across four decades – The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1972, The Stage Tour, 1978, The Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983, and his final tour; A Reality Tour, 2004.
The stamps are issued in the year of what would have been Bowie’s 70th birthday, and 50 years since his first album release.
This is the first time Royal Mail has dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure. The only other music artists to have been honoured with a dedicated stamp issue are groups; The Beatles (2010) and Pink Floyd (2015).
“For five decades David Bowie was at the forefront of contemporary culture and has influenced successive generations of musicians, artists, designers and writers. Royal Mail’s stamp issue celebrates this unique figure and some of his many celebrated personas,” said Philip Parker, Royal Mail stamp Strategy Manager.
The stamps and a range of limited edition souvenirs are available for pre-order here and will be on sale from 14 March 2017. They are also available at 7,000 post office branches across the UK.
Royal Mail was a winner of World Branding Awards in the Logistics – Postal Services category.
