Music Icons John Lennon (1940-1980) - (Usps) and similar items

The newest stamps in the Music Icons series honoring singer and songwriter John Lennon (1940-1980), a rock-n-roll hero founding member of the Beatles. The stamp design features a photograph of Lennon by noted rock-n-roll photographer Bob Gruen in August 1974 during the photo session for Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges. The original back-and-white images in the stamps has been treated in gradations of color. The stamp sheet is designed to resemble a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. A brief text about Lennon's legacy and the image of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. A B W photograph of Lennon seated at his white piano appears on the reverse, along with Lennon's signature and the Music Icons series log. The original photograph taken by photographer Peter Fordham was used to promote Lennon's landmark 1971 solo album, Imagine. Stamp sheet measures 7" x 7". Mint condition. Shipping is $4.95 to anywhere in the USA. International shipping rates apply. Shipping always combined on multiple purchases.