The current range of collectable stamps available from Royal Mail are classic album covers. Studio Dempsey were in charge of designing them using famous images of album covers. They were issued on 7th Jan 2010.
"For decades the album sleeve has been the canvas for some of the most imaginative graphic artists in the world. This stamp issue salutes this unique art form and celebrates some of the greatest examples, used by UK artists.
This band of designers and photographers have not only reflected the visual styles of many musical cultures, but have also defined and created them, too.
The stamp issue explores some of the most potent graphic images of modern times, many of which have provided a visual soundtrack to people’s lives."
As well as providing the stamps in a set they also present them in a nice book and on souvenir sheets. I think the sheet is really well designed: "The Classic Album Covers Souvenir Sheet is a superb way to collect the new stamps. The sheet reproduces them as gummed stamps, and they have been arranged in order of album release. The sheet design mimics that of a record cover and is 22.4cm x 18.9cm."
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