From Planet Rock.
The Royal Mail is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Queen by launching a very special series of stamps in their honour.
There are a total of 13 different Queen stamp designs available to pre-order in a variety of packages on the Royal Mail website ahead of their official release on Thursday 9th July.
Eight Queen albums feature on the stamps – ‘Queen II’ (1974), ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ (1974), ‘A Night At The Opera’ (1975), ‘News of the World (1977), ‘The Game’ (1980), ‘Greatest Hits’ (1981), ‘The Works’ (1984) and ‘Innuendo’ (1991).
There are also four stamps featuring live shots of Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium in 1986, Roger Taylor at Hyde Park in 1976, John Deacon on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975 on the A Night at the Opera Tour, and Brian May at Népstadion in Budapest, Hungary in 1986 on the Magic Tour.
Completing the stamp collection is an iconic photograph of Queen taken by Johnny Dewe Mathews at the group’s first-ever studio photoshoot in a Primrose Hill studio.
The full set of 13 stamps, available in a Presentation Pack, retails at £16.00.
Package prices range from £4.35 for a Queen Prestige Stamp Book right up to a whopping £699 for a Queen Gold Proof Coin Cover featuring five stamps, a £25 Queen coin struck by the Royal Mint and an individually numbered Coin Cover celebrating Queen’s legendary live shows.
Queen Royal Mail stamps presentation pack
Enthusing about the Royal Mail’s Queen stamps, Brian May says: “It’s hard to put into words what I feel when looking at these beautiful stamps.
“Since we four precocious boys started out on our quest 50 years ago, our lives have been devoted to making our impossible dream come true. Sometimes it’s strange to wake up and realise the position in which we are now held – we have become a national institution! And nothing brings this home more than this incredible tribute from Royal Mail.
“It’s particularly poignant to look at this collection of images now – now that we are all in a world dominated by a coronavirus, in which none of this could have happened. I just know that I feel an overwhelming desire to own one of these sets! Somehow it will be a way of persuading myself that it really DID all happen!”
Roger Taylor adds: “Wow…….stamps featuring our albums! What an honour. We must be really part of the furniture now! Thanks, Royal Mail for stamping on us! In gratitude.”
Royal Mail’s Phillip Barker comments: “With their truly original, theatrical sound and effortless ability to mix musical styles, Queen are rock royalty. We pay tribute to one of the most loved bands of all time with these stunning stamps.
Queen are the third rock band to be honoured by the Royal Mail with stamps, following The Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016.
At the start of the year, Queen became the first band ever to be celebrated with an official commemorative UK coin collection from the Royal Mint.
All 13 Royal Mail Queen stamps:
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Queen ‘Queen II’ Royal Mail Stamp
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Queen ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ Royal Mail Stamp
3 of 13
Queen ‘A Night at the Opera’ Royal Mail Stamp
4 of 13
Queen ‘News of the World’ Royal Mail Stamp
5 of 13
Queen ‘The Game’ Royal Mail Stamp
6 of 13
Queen ‘Greatest Hits’ Royal Mail Stamp
7 of 13
Queen ‘The Works’ Royal Mail Stamp
8 of 13
Queen ‘Innuendo’ Royal Mail Stamp
9 of 13
Freddie Mercury Royal Mail stamp
10 of 13
Brian May Royal Mail stamp
11 of 13
Queen Royal Mail stamp
12 of 13
John Deacon Royal Mail Stamp
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Roger Taylor Royal Mail stamp
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- Queen - The Works - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.95, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2026 17:00)
on March 4, 2026 at 5:29 pmQUEEN The Works (1984 UK 9-track LP including Radio Ga Ga, It's A Hard Life, I Want To Break Free & Hammer To Fall, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows minor wear and light creasing. The vinyl shows a few ultra light hairline scuffs which have no real impact on play EMC2400141)
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 50th Anniversary Edition - Transparent Blue Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 12" vinyl - £32.99, $43.88, €37.94 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2026 16:33)
on March 4, 2026 at 5:29 pmQUEEN Bohemian Rhapsody (50th Anniversary Edition 2025 UK/EU 12" single pressed on heavyweight Transparent Blue Vinyl to celebrate five decades of one of the most iconic singles in rock history! Freddie Mercury's six-minute operatic masterpiece shattered musical conventions upon its 1975 release, spending nine weeks at No.1 in the UK and cementing its place as one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Paired withRoger Taylor's roaring fan-favourite I'm In Love With My Car on the B side. Picture sleeve featuring the classic '4-faces' artwork image, gold hype sticker & factory sealed. Essential)
- Queen - Live Killers - 180 Gram Heavyweight Black Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £36.99, $49.20, €42.54 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2026 16:33)
on March 4, 2026 at 5:29 pmQUEEN Live Killers (2026 UK/EU limited edition 22-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram Heavyweight Black Vinyl. Live Killers is Queen's first full live album, originally released in 1979 and recorded during the European leg of the band's Jazz tour between January and March of that year. Drawing from multiple performances across the tour, the album captures Queen at a point where their studio precision and onstage power were fully aligned. The record spans material from across the band's catalogue up to that point, pairing arena-scale anthems with deeper cuts and extended live arrangements. Performances of "We Will Rock You", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "We Are The Champions" sit alongside fan favourites such as "Death On Two Legs" and "Sheer Heart Attack", reflecting the breadth of the band's late-1970s setlists. Notably, Live Killers was self-produced by the band and became the first Queen album to be mixed at their own Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland. Presented in a gatefold picture sleeve replicating the original cover artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended)
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 50th Anniversary Edition - Transparent Blue Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 12" vinyl - £32.99, $43.88, €37.94 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2026 14:46)on March 4, 2026 at 5:29 pm
QUEEN Bohemian Rhapsody (50th Anniversary Edition 2025 UK/EU 12" single pressed on heavyweight Transparent Blue Vinyl to celebrate five decades of one of the most iconic singles in rock history! Freddie Mercury's six-minute operatic masterpiece shattered musical conventions upon its 1975 release, spending nine weeks at No.1 in the UK and cementing its place as one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Paired withRoger Taylor's roaring fan-favourite I'm In Love With My Car on the B side. Picture sleeve featuring the classic '4-faces' artwork image, gold hype sticker & factory sealed. Essential)
- Queen - The Works - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.95, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2026 14:41)on March 4, 2026 at 5:29 pm
QUEEN The Works (1984 UK 9-track LP including Radio Ga Ga, It's A Hard Life, I Want To Break Free & Hammer To Fall, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows minor wear and light creasing. The vinyl shows a few ultra light hairline scuffs which have no real impact on play EMC2400141)
Hi can I buy them if I live in iteland