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New UK stamps featuring "The Who" ?
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Jethro_uk
2024-10-05 13:00:12 UTC
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Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?

A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.

On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
billy bookcase
2024-10-05 14:10:20 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
There did indeed.

quote:

Until 2005, the Royal Mail policy was that the only identifiable living people depicted
on British
stamps were the monarch and other members of the Royal Family (or people imminently
marrying
into it). This policy was only occasionally broken. The first exception was in the 1967
issue
commemorating the solo round the world voyage of Gipsy Moth IV where a person appeared
as an unidentifiable blob on the yacht - as there was only one person on board it must
have been
Francis Chichester. In 1968 the TUC stamp included the photos of three people, however
they
were not identified.[1] Similarly in the issue honouring Freddie Mercury, drummer Roger
Taylor
can be seen in the background

(contd.) Michael Vaughan Freddie Flintoff, David Tennant, blah blah

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_on_the_postage_stamps_of_the_United_Kingdom
Post by Jethro_uk
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
At least it wasn't Stephen Fry or Branson.


bb
Ottavio Caruso
2024-10-05 14:00:50 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
I guess they are only technically alive.
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Ottavio Caruso
Max Demian
2024-10-06 11:02:51 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
I guess they are only technically alive.
Like the Rolling Stones, they are Living Fossils. Veritable coelacanths
of the music world.
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Max Demian
Norman Wells
2024-10-05 15:00:57 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
It wasn't the people's choice, so perhaps everyone agrees with you.
Alan Lee
2024-10-05 19:23:48 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
It is 'slightly off' in that one of the living members has a less than
perfect reputation with regards to the Law.
I can never understand why some people just carry on with no
media/public backlash, when others, such as Philip Schofield have done
nothing criminal, yet are treated awfully.
Max Demian
2024-10-06 10:59:49 UTC
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Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living people
(apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
It is 'slightly off' in that one of the living members has a less than
perfect reputation with regards to the Law.
I can never understand why some people just carry on with no
media/public backlash, when others, such as Philip Schofield have done
nothing criminal, yet are treated awfully.
Like Michael Jackson, he (they) has a strong fan base and people still
want to play his (their) music. No-one wants to play the songs of Rolf
Harris, Garry Glitter or Jonathan King.
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Max Demian
Jethro_uk
2024-10-06 14:21:18 UTC
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Post by Alan Lee
Post by Jethro_uk
Am I misremembering, or did there not used to be a ban on living
people (apart from the Monarch) appearing on stamps ?
A new collection features "The Who" - of which two members are still
alive.
On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that it feels slightly "off"
celebrating people still alive (like David Attenborough having a ship
named after him) ?
It is 'slightly off' in that one of the living members has a less than
perfect reputation with regards to the Law.
I can never understand why some people just carry on with no
media/public backlash, when others, such as Philip Schofield have done
nothing criminal, yet are treated awfully.
Like Michael Jackson, he (they) has a strong fan base and people still
want to play his (their) music. No-one wants to play the songs of Rolf
Harris, Garry Glitter or Jonathan King.
Also, unlike the last 3, no charges were brought.

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