WTF: Bee Gees Get Their Own Stamps

We're partial to those DC and Marvel Comics stamps, personally, but to each his own...

By Blurt Staff

Say, if you're not doing anything this July 4 weekend, why not log on to the world wide web, surf over to Britain's Isle of Man, and order you up some official BEE GEES COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS! This ain't no jive talkin'... read on. Meanwhile, where's our well-worn copy of Saturday Night Fever...

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Isle of Man Post Office commemorates the long and illustrious career of this world-famous Manx-born band with this set of eight stamps which chart their progress through the years. The images are derived from the covers of many of their milestone albums.

This multiple award-winning group were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara and the family lived in various places during the boys' childhood -- the Isle of Man, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester and Australia. It was here in Australia that their musical career began. After early chart success in Australia, they returned to England where they met Robert Stigwood who became their manager and mentor and the Bee Gees, as they became known, were promoted to a worldwide audience.

It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total more than 200 million, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Although they have lived on three different continents, the Bee Gees have always felt a strong attachment to the Island on which they were born. On Christmas day 1997, Manx Radio broadcast a special programme for which the brothers recorded a version of the Island's unofficial national anthem "Ellan Vannin" for Manx Children in Need. "It was such a proud moment for us" Maurice said. "Believe you me, it was wonderful to do something for home."

Sadly Maurice died in January 2003, bringing an unexpected end to one of the most distinctive sounds in pop history. The surviving Bee Gees are proud to be Manx-born and the Isle of Man is just as proud of them, over fifty years after they left home.

Technical Details

Design.....Kcreative
Text......Bob Stanley
Printer.....Lowe-Martin
Stamp Size.....31.7 x 31.7mm
Colours.....5 plus gold foil
Process.....Offset Lithography
Format.....2 sheets of 16
Perforations.....14 per 2cm
Paper......110 gms
Date of Issue.....July 1st 2009

Products Available

Mint Set......£4.93
CTO Set......£4.93
Mint Sheet Set......£19.72
CTO Sheet Set......£19.72
Presentation Pack.....£5.68
First Day Cover.....£5.63
Crown Coin......£12.50
Stamp & Coin Folder.....£30.00

For further information regarding the Bee Gees commemorative stamps, please contact Maxine (maxine.cannon@iompost.com) or Dot (dot.tilbury@iompost.com) at the Isle Of Man postal service. Telephone: +44 (0)1624 698430 / Fax: +44 (0)1624 698434

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