Music Giants VII Iron Maiden
Music Giants VII: Iron Maiden
According to the Royal Mail..."With 2,000 live performances across 64 countries to pick from, some of their most historic from over the years have been showcased on the eight-stamp set. The official set also pays homage to the band’s long serving mascot and pop-cultural icon in his own right, Eddie, with his own miniature sheet.
2023 marks the band’s 40th anniversary of their studio album Piece of Mind.
With a strong focus towards the band’s legions of loyal fans, the 8 new Special Stamps focus on some of the band’s renowned and iconic live performances. They range from the 1980s until more recent years and feature all 6 current band members.
The stamps in the Miniature Sheet feature four notorious Eddie artworks, including the latest addition in the
form of Senjutsu (released in 2021) featuring Eddie in a samurai-warrior makeover."
Stamp Set details
1st Class: Steve Harris performs in Vancouver, June 2010
Bruce Dicksinson performs at Hammersmith, Odeon, London, May 1983
Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Steve Harris perform in Pamplona, September 1988
Nicko McBrain performs in Quito, March 2009
£1.85: Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson & Janick Gers perform in Rio de Janeiro, January 2001. Adrian Smith and Steve Harris perform in Helsinki, May 2018
Iron Maiden perform at Twickenham Stadium, London, July 2008
Bruce Dickinson sword fights with Eddie in Birmingham, Aug 2018
Miniature Sheet Stamp Details
£1.85: Eddie - The original stare that started it all in 1980 on the bands debut album.
1st Class: 'The Trooper' Eddie - artwork from one their hits and the logo of their award winning beer. 'Aces High Eddie' reimagined as a fighter pilot for a song honouring BoB RAF servicemen.
£1.85: Senjutsu Eddie: Samurais, feudal Japan and flashing blades inspired this katana-wielding
warrior, from the band’s most recent album.
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