Stamped by Starman: Royal Mail honours musician David Bowie with a set of 10 special stamps
- David Bowie has been honoured by the Royal Mail in a new series of stamps
- Some of his iconic album covers and live tour pictures are featured
- The stamps, which cover much of his 50-year career, are released in March
A set of special stamps are to be issued to honour musician David Bowie.
Royal Mail said it will be the first time it has dedicated an entire issue to an individual music artist.
The 10 stamps, including images of famous album covers Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane, will go on sale on March 14.
Four of the stamps will show Bowie in action live on tour, ranging from his Ziggy Stardust tour of 1972 to his 2004 Reality Tour.
Philip Parker of Royal Mail 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.'
Iconic David Bowie images have been made into stamps to honour the late musician. Pictured is the Aladdin Sane album cover
The world famous Ziggy Stardust Tour, featuring what is perhaps Bowie's most famous look, appears in the set
A set of 10 stamps will go on sale from March 14, including shots from tours including the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour
Royal Mail said it was the first time a set of stamps has been dedicated to an individual artist. Pictured is The Stage Tour in 1978
Tours ranging from the 1972 Ziggy Stardust tour to the 2004 Reality Tour, pictured, are featured
The legendary Heroes album cover, pictured, is also one of the Bowie images to appear on the stamps
Philip Parker of Royal Mail said Bowie was picked because he has been at the 'forefront of contemporary culture for five decades'
Another iconic Bowie image to appear on one of the stamps is the 1997 electronica album Earthling
His early 1980s release Let's Dance was another chosen to feature on the stamps
Another of the stamps is Bowie's final album Blackstar, pictured, released days before his death
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