Royal Mail has just made every Millennial's year with special edition Spice Girl stamps to celebrate 30th anniversary
05.01.2024 - 01:57
/ ok.co.uk
Spice Girls fans' 2024 has already been made, thanks to Royal Mail's incredible new stamp set dedicated to the iconic 90s girlband in honour of their 30th anniversary. Fans of the Spice Girls - made of up of Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown - will be able to send all of their post stamped with photos of the faves this year, with a full 15-piece stamp set scheduled to be released on 11 January.
As if that isn't iconic enough, the release marks the first time Royal Mail has dedicated an entire stamp issue to a female pop group. The band is also only the sixth music group to feature in a dedicated stamp issue, following on from The Beatles in 2007, Pink Floyd in 2016, Queen in 2020, The Rolling Stones in 2022 and Iron Maiden in 2023.
The main set of 10 stamps features images from Spice Girls performances between 1997 and 2012, including at the Brit Awards in 1997 and at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Another image also shows a close-up of Geri Halliwell-Horner in her famous union flag minidress at the Brits in 1997, while another shows Victoria Beckham performing during The Return Of The Spice Girls Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2008. The set also includes a further five stamps, featuring individual images from the Spice World photoshoot.
Each band member is seen posing in front of a pink background with her nickname; Baby Spice, Posh Spice, Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice and Scary Spice for Bunton, Beckham, Chisholm, Halliwell-Horner and Brown respectively. Speaking about Royal Mail's new collection, The Spice Girls said: “We are so excited to be celebrated by Royal Mail, alongside some of the most iconic and influential music
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