A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 60th anniversary of veteran rock band The Who. Royal Mail revealed details of 12 stamps which feature images of some of The Who’s most popular album covers and group shots from some of their live performances. A miniatures sheet of Royal Mail stamps featuring The Who album covers (Royal Mail/PA) A miniatures sheet features two group publicity shots and two images of the band’s live performances at the Marquee Club in London in 1967 and the Kings Hall in Belle Vue, Manchester, in 1973.
Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon formed The Who in 1964 (Royal Mail/PA) Within five years, they went from performing club shows to headlining the Woodstock festival in the US and becoming the biggest box-office draw in the world. A miniatures sheet of Royal Mail stamps featuring portraits of The Who (Royal Mail/PA) Townshend said: “Stamp! Stamp! Stamp! It’s what I’ve done on stage all my life, sometimes in the air. At last my stamping, and that of my buddy Roger, has been honoured properly, and will help letters, parcels and birthday cards travel through time and space, just as we have.
” The new Royal Mail stamp featuring the cover of The Who’s 1981 album Face Dances (Royal Mail/PA).
