The Freddie Mercury stamp controversy of 1999 has reared its ugly head again. Dare I say it, FEEG with his love of all things HD has done an Enoch: he was right. Advances in science has produced new evidence that makes the original outrage a picnic by the Serpentine. Magnification techniques have revealed all.
Let me fill you in with all the dramatic events concerning the history of the first stamp scandal. Before the millennium the Royal Mail sought to introduce new stamps commemorating some of the top 100 Greatest Britons of the last 1000 years. Naturally, the lead singer of Queen was the first person chosen. Naturally. A live photograph of Freddie in his pomp bringing ballet to the masses was a delight for philatelists everywhere. The Mercury stamp was one of those that you didn’t want to lick. The problem was in the small print. Photographic print that is. Continue reading “Crazy Little Stamp”
Boadicea's Chariot 