Queen | Cotswold Queen Minisheet FDC

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Issue Date: 9th July

Description:

The miniature sheet celebrates one of the UK’s greatest music legends on the 50th anniversary of its formation, Queen. With over three decades’ worth of hits to their name it is not surprising that there is a Queen song for everybody. What is extraordinary however, is the fact that the time they spent with their iconic frontman, Freddie Mercury, has been eclipsed by the time since he sadly passed away, yet the band remains as popular as ever. Queen formed in 1970 (though John Deacon didn’t join until 1971) and signed their first recording contract for EMI in 1973, releasing their first album, Queen, the same year.

1^st Class    Freddie Mercury, Magic Tour, Wembley Stadium 1986

1^st Class    Roger Taylor, Hyde Park 1976

1^st Definitive     Queen, 1974

£1.63          John Deacon, A Night at the Opera Tour, Hammersmith Odeon 1975

£1.63          Brian May, Magic Tour, Népstadion, Budapest 1986

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Bicycle Mews, London | Rockfield, Monmouth | Hyde Park, London W1

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