Just over a year ago the world lost one of the most influential music and cultural figures of all time;
David Bowie to cancer (10th January 2016) The Royal Mail has announced it will issue a set of 10 Special Stamps as a tribute to David Bowie available on 14th March 2017. The stamps are issued in the year of what would have been his 70th birthday, and 50 years since his first album release.

The Limited edition marks the first time The 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).

The set of 10 Special Stamps are comprised of six stamps will feature images of the album covers: Hunky Dory; Aladdin Sane; “Heroes”; Let’s Dance; Earthling and ★.Completing the set, four additional stamps depict David Bowie performing live on his tours across four decades: The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973; The Stage Tour, 1978; The Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983; and A Reality Tour, 2004.

Live stamps

The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973. The tour promoted Aladdin Sane and took in the UK, North America, and Japan.

The Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983. The tour was designed to support the Let’s Dance album and up to that point was Bowie’s longest and most successful concert tour.

The Stage Tour, 1978. Also known as Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour was staged to promote the Low and “Heroes” albums.

A Reality Tour, 2003/2004. Staged to promote the Reality album, this tour became Bowie’s longest tour and it would also be his last.

Philip Parker, Royal Mail stamp Strategy manager, 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.”

So how do we get them?
• Fans can pre-order the stamps from today by visiting www.royalmail.com/davidbowie
• The stamps will be on sale from 14 March 2017 at www.royalmail.com/davidbowie and from 7,000 Post Office branches across the UK and by calling 03457 641 641