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special set of stamps is being issued to celebrate The Rolling Stones, Royal Mail has announced.
The 12 stamps will be a tribute to the band, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, having been formed in London in 1962.
Eight of the stamps will feature images from some of their most famous performances over the years, including dates such as 1969’s London Hyde Park show held on July 5, just two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones.
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The free outdoor festival, marketed as The Stones In The Park, saw the live debut of his replacement guitarist, Mick Taylor, who was later replaced by Ronnie Wood.
Other performances to feature on the eight stamps include those from Rotterdam, Netherlands, in August 1995 and their gig at the Knebworth Festival in August 1976.
A further four stamps will be available in a miniature sheet format and will feature two shots of the band together and two of their vintage worldwide tour posters.
They are only the fourth music group to feature in a dedicated stamp issue, Royal Mail said, following The Beatles in 2007, Pink Floyd in 2016 and Queen in 2020.
David Gold, Royal Mail’s director of public affairs and policy, said: “Few bands in the history of rock have managed to carve out a career as rich and expansive as that of the Rolling Stones.
“They have created some of modern music’s most iconic and inspirational albums, with ground-breaking live performances to match.”
The stamps go on sale from January 20.
Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards arrive for the private view of ‘The Rolling Stones: Exhibitionism’ at the Saatchi Gallery on 04 April 2016 in London
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British pop group The Rolling Stones in London (1964) Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman
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Rolling Stones (1964)
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The Rolling Stones, from left to right; Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards during a press conference at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City where they announced their World Tour 2002/2003
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The Rolling Stones messing about on a wall at Embankment, London (circa 1963)
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Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards
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Ronnie Wood (left) and Charlie Watts
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The Rolling Stones perform during their ‘Stones – No Filter’ tour at London Stadium in 2018
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The Rolling Stones perform live at Adelaide Oval on 25 October 2014
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones pose for a photo in New York (1964) while a policeman holds back some curious spectators
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The Rolling Stones, London (1964) ick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman
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British rock group the Rolling Stones, comprising drummer Charlie Watts, frontman Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones and bassist Bill Wyman (1964)
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Police hold back crowds of fans awaiting the arrival of the Rolling Stones at West Ham Court in London (1965)
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Mick Jagger, singer of British pop group the Rolling Stones is driven to Brixton prison to begin a three month sentence for drug offences (1967)
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The Rolling Stones walking in London’s Green Park (1967) prior to their visit to the United States to appear on the Ed Sullivan show
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The Rolling Stones recording their hit ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ (1968), a mammoth recording session that would be turned by film director Jean-Luc Godard into a film entitled ‘One Plus One’, also titled ‘Sympathy for the Devil
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Rolling Stone Keith Richards and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg (1969)
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Vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Mick Taylor in concert with the Rolling Stones in London’s Hyde Park (1969). The free outdoor concert was a tribute to recently deceased band member Brian Jones
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Ronnie Wood, guitarist with the Rolling Stones a in the living room of his London studio and home, the Wick (1974)
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The Rolling Stones perform at the Roundhouse, London (1971). The band featured Bobby Keys on saxophone (left) and Mick Taylor on guitar (centre)
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The Rolling Stones’ singer Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez Morera de Macias in Saint Tropez during their civic wedding ceremony in 1971
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Mick Jagger performing with the Rolling Stones at the Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire (1976)
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Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performing at Earl’s Court (1976). The concert was part of Wood’s first tour as a member of the Stones
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Mick JAGGER and LIVE AID, of the Rolling Stones, performing live onstage solo at Live Aid at JFK Stadium on 13 July 1985
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Rolling Stone Mick Jagger with Jerry Hall on the beach (1987)
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Bill Wyman, bass guitarist from “The Rolling Stones” with Mandy Smith on their wedding day (1989)
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The Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts arrive by yacht at Chelsea Piers on 03 May 1994 in New York to kick-off their “Voodoo Lounge ” world tour 01 August. It is also the first time the Stones have toured without their bass player Bill Wyman, who left the group in 1993
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Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger performs on 08 September 1994 at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York
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Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform during the “Sprint Super Bowl XL Halftime Show” at Super Bowl XL between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field on 05 February 2006 in Detroit, Michigan
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Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones during Paramount Pictures’ press conference for “Shine A Light” at the New York Palace Hotel on 30 March 2008 in New York
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Mick Jagger and L’Wren Scott attend the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 07 May 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. L’Wren Scott, American fashion designer to the stars and long-time girlfriend of Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger, was found dead at her New York apartment 10 day later
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Ronnie Wood accepts the award for Best Music Film for ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ by the Rolling Stones at the NME Awards 2013 at the Troxy on 27 February 2013 in London
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The Rolling Stones head-line on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2013 for the first time, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.
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Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2015
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Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2015
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Rolling Stones fans arrive for a free concert on 26 March 2016 in Havana, Cuba
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Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones talk to media after landing at the Jose Marti International Airport on 24 March 2016 in Havana, Cuba
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British singer and frontman of rock band The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger performs during a concert at Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba in 2016
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts perform during The Rolling Stones ‘No Filter’ tour at the London stadium in 2018
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Keith Richards performs during The Rolling Stones ‘No Filter’ tour in London stadium in 2018
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Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform as they resume their “No Filter Tour” North American Tour in 2019
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Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones perform as they resume their “No Filter Tour” North American Tour in 2019
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Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs during the “No Filter” tour at Soldier Field in 2019
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