Royal Mail commemorates the cultural contibution to world music made by The Beatles, with a set of 6 stamps showing album covers and a miniature sheet of 4 other stamps showing Beatles memorabilia.
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Set of 6 self-adhesive stamps: Lower row: We now know that sheets of each value contain both designs in
alternate vertical columns |
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Miniature sheet of 4 x 1st class stamps (conventionally
gummed) showing Beatles Memorabilia: Other memorabilia are shown on the stamps (mainly badges) and sheet margins. |
One of the purposes of the stamp programme is to celebrate the British contribution to the world and the British way of life. In the field of popular culture there are fewer more striking examples of what Britain has given the world than The Beatles. Whilst it is 50 years since an early meeting and the opening of the Cavern Club, customer research indicated that this subject was so universal that it did not need an anniversary for Royal Mail to commemorate the greatest band in pop history.
The miniature sheet comprises of four 1st Class stamps
featuring photography of Beatles
memorabilia from the collection of Pete Nash.
The presentation pack contains all six self-adhesive stamps and
the miniature sheet. Inside Mojo
editor Phil Alexander tells the story of the Beatles from that first
meeting back in 1957 to the
break up in 1970. Designed by johnson banks (who also designed
the free-form Fun Fruit & Veg stamps) the pack is illustrated with
Beatles memorabilia from the collection of Pete Nash. The miniature
sheet is housed in its own specially designed separate carrier.
Flip over the First Day Cover envelope to see the back of the
album sleeve on the top of each
pile, then pull out the filler card to discover the vinyl records
inside. On the filler card Phil
Alexander explains why the legacy of the Fab Four lives on. The same
First Day Cover envelope
and filler card will be used for the miniature sheet.
The stamps and miniature sheet were designed by Johnson Banks using
photography by Kevin Summers, and are printed by Walsall Security
Printers. The normal sheet stamps are a maximum of 35 x 33mm and are
self-adhesive in gravure. Each value is printed in sheets of 30 stamps,
2 of each design. Also available are double-pane sheets of 60. The
stamps would be regarded as se-tenant, except that they are not
attached one to another! Click
here to see the sheet format.
The miniature sheet (116x90mm) is printed by lithography with
water-activated gum.
Our limited edition first day cover for the set of stamps draws on
the colourful '60s and '70s.
It will be available with a choice of special postmarks and is Sold
out
Our first day cover for the miniature sheet with a choice of
special postmarks is Sold out
Products
issued:
Set of 6 stamps mint
Miniature sheet mint
Presentation Pack (contains all 10 stamps)
Set of 6 on Royal Mail FDC
Miniature sheet on Royal Mail FDC
Set of 11 Stamp Cards unused
Special Postmarks
Postmarks available for the day of issue are shown below - these may
not be to scale.
Ref FD701 Philatelic Bureau Official Postmark |
Ref FD702 Liverpool Official Postmark |
Ref FD702NP Liverpool Official non-pictorial Postmark |
Ref N10334 The Beatles - Penny Lane Liverpool |
Ref L10324 Abbey Road, London NW8 |
Ref N10329 Liverpool Musical Mystery Tour, Strawberry Fields, Liverpool L25 |
Ref N10332 Liverpool Music City, Mathew Street, Liverpool |
Ref L10322 Bletchley Park Post Office, Milton Keynes |
Ref N10333 City of Liverpool, Penny Lane L18 |
Ref N10335 Cavern Club, Liverpool |
Ref L10321 Creative Quarter, Folkestone |
Ref N10330 The Mersey Beat, Star Street, Liverpool 8 |
Ref N10331 Peppers, The Mersey Beat, The Cavern, The Abbey Road Liverpool |
Ref L10323 Abbey Road, London NW8 |
Ref N10365 Liverpool (based on the HELP album cover) |
Ref L10342 Spirit of the 60s, Abbey Road, NW8 |
Ref L10343 Merseyside Music, Abbey Road, London NW8 |
Ref L10344 Merseyside Music, Carnaby St, London W1 |
Ref M10357 Abbey Road, Birmingham |
Ref N10363 Merseyside Music, Liverpool |
Ref L10350 Music Legends of the Sixties, Abbey Road, London NW8 (dates available 9-1-07 to 8-1-08) |
Ref N10364 Merseyside Music, Mathew Street, Liverpool |
Ref L10345 Final World Concert Tour 1966, Heathrow Airport Hounslow |
Ref L10346 Site of Rooftop 1969, Concert Savile Row, London SW1 |
Ref L10347 Members of the British Empire 1965 London SW1 |
Ref N10362 Music Legends of the Sixties, Penny Lane, Liverpool |
Ref N10361 The World's Most Famous Group, Woolton, Liverpool |
Ref N10360 First Recording Contract Signed 1962, Whitechapel, Liverpool |
Ref L10348 Album Cover Photo-shoot 1967, Flood Street, London SW3 |
Ref L10349 World-Famous Zebra Crossing 1969, Abbey Road, London NW8 |
If you have any questions not answered on this page, or the order form, please email us - and don't forget to tell us which country you are in.
This page updated 8 December 2007
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