David Bowie is to be honoured with Royal Mail tribute stamps, it has been revealed.
The ten-stamp collection in homage to the late legend include six album covers (Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, “Heroes”, Let’s Dance, Earthling, and Blackstar) and four touring live shots (The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973; The Stage Tour, 1978; The Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983; A Reality Tour, 2004).
The only music stars to be honoured with a stamp series previously are The Beatles (2010) and Pink Floyd (2015).
In a statement, Royal Mail’s Philip Parker said: “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.”
The stamps will be available to buy from March 14th.
Earlier this month, a posthumous Bowie EP, No Plan, was released to mark what would have been his 70th birthday.
