Stamp album show is a kind of magic...

Published date14 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The 54-page album consists mostly of stamps from the British Commonwealth and showcases his upbringing in Zanzibar, Tanzania and his artistic passion

It will be on display from July 13 to October 30 as part of the museum's events to mark 50 years of Pride in the UK.

Mercury was born and spent his early life in Zanzibar where his father worked for the British Colonial Office.

The Postal Museum said that his father's passion for stamp collecting was passed on to him and he collected between the ages of nine and 12.

After his family moved to the UK in the 1960s, Mercury studied graphic art and design at the Ealing Art College in London, with the museum noting...

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