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Royal Mail are honouring ‘rock royalty’ with a set of thirteen stamps, including five on a miniature sheet. Eight stamps feature images of some of their most popular and iconic album covers, whilst the mini sheet celebrates Queen’s live performances and includes an additional stamp featuring a photograph shot taken at the group’s first ever studio photo-shoot in a Primrose Hill studio in 1974.

With more than 300 million record sales across five decades, Queen are one of the most successful music artists of all time. From the outset, the theatricality of the band’s music found a natural outlet in their stage

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