Queen
Queen at Royal Mail
2020 (July 9 2020)
Commemorative
Designed by Studio Dempsey and Royal Mail
Size 38mm (h) x 31mm (v)
Printed by International Security Printers
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14 x 14
Gum PVA
Stamps
Queen II, 1974
1stQueen II, 1974, gave the band their first top ten hit, ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’.
Sheer Heart Attack, 1974
1stSheer Heart Attack, 1974, featured the single ‘Killer Queen’ which was their first global hit and they made their first Top of the Pops appearance.
A Night at the Opera, 1975
1stA Night at the Opera, 1975, was their first number one album and featured the ground-breaking song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ which, in the era of digital music, has become the most streamed song from the 20th century.
News of the World, 1977
1stNew of the World, 1977, featured two stadium-filling anthems ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are the Champions’.
The Game, 1980
£1.63The Game, 1980, included their hit ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ which drew in new audiences.
Greatest Hits, 1981
£1.63Greatest Hits, 1981, is the biggest selling album in the UK of all time.
The Works, 1984
£1.63The Works, 1984, featured hit singles including their love letter to the old-fashioned wireless, ‘Radio Ga Ga’.
Innuendo, 1991
£1.63Innuendo, 1991, was the final Queen album to be released in Mercury’s lifetime, and featured the poignant ‘These Are the Days of Our Lives’.
Queen, 1974
1stThe full band photographed at Primrose Hill.
Magic Tour, 1986
1stFrontman Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium
Hyde Park Concert, 1976
1stDrummer and vocalist Roger Taylor at Queen’s free London concert.
A Night at the Opera Tour, 1975
£1.63Bassist John Deacon at the Hammersmith Odeon.
Magic Tour, 1986
£1.63Guitarist and vocalist Brian May at Népstadion in Budapest, Hungary.
Presentation Pack
First Day Cover
Miniature Sheet
Series : Fan Sheet
Series : Fan Sheet
Prestige Stamp Book
Generic Sheet
Retail Stamp Book
MBPC - SB3 SB3(74)
Publicity - First
PHQ Cards
