Rock stars on postage stamps

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Reading the Rory Gallagher thread prompted me to think of a number of things and among them was his postage stamp, issued as a tribute. I am not a stamp collector, but I like them as little pieces of art, along with first day covers. There are a number of stamps issued to commemorate rock stars or albums.

This is Rory's miniature sheet. It is a pity the design has him in a green shirt, rather than his trademark red check, but there are worse tributes to him imho:

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This is Phil's. The design strikes me as a bit more appropriate:

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I took these from IrelandStamps.com

The Royal Mail issued these, based on 'classic albums', a little while ago:

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There is associated ephemera such as cufflinks:

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These are Canadian:

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From the USA:

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Ubiquitous zazzle stamps. Perhaps someone could tell me about these:

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Russian?:

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African/Chad?:

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From a series of Royal Mail postage stamps based on musicals:

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Sierra Leone:

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No, these are Georgian.

Interesting thread, liked Sierra Leone's stamps:)

Georgians wouldn't thank me for describing them as Russians then, would they?

I liked the Sierra Leone stamps too. Ritchie Blackmore is the last person I would expect on one of their stamps.
 

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