Royal Mail celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Spice Girls. It is issuing a set of 15 Special Stamps to celebrate one of the world’s most successful pop groups of all time.
This is the first time Royal Mail has dedicated an entire stamp issue to a female pop group and they become 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.
In partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s brand management and merchandise division, the Royal Mail worked closely with the band to carefully curate and select images that celebrated the incredible legacy of The Spice Girls.
The main set of 10 stamps features iconic images of the group and individual live performances from 1997 to 2012:
Spice Girls performing at The BRIT Awards, 1997
Melanie Chisholm performing at The BRIT Awards, London, 1998
Spice Girls performing during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Geri Halliwell performing at The BRIT Awards, London, 1997
Spice Girls performing in San Jose, California, 2007
Emma Bunton performing at Wembley, London, 1998
Spice Girls performing in Istanbul, 1997
Victoria Beckham performing during The Return of the Spice Girls Tour at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 2008
Spice Girls performing in Dublin, 1998
Melanie Brown performing at The BRIT Awards, London, 1997
Completing the set are a further five stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, featuring individual images of the girls from the iconic Spice World photoshoot. The image was chosen as it worked perfectly to feature each of the Spice Girls individually on their own stamp, but also within a group shot.
The Spice Girls said: “We are so excited to be celebrated by Royal Mail alongside some of the most iconic and influential music legends. When we formed the Spice Girls we couldn’t have dreamt that 30 years later we would be the first female group to be dedicated an entire stamp collection, that’s Girl Power!”
A Presentation Pack including all 15 stamps in the set is priced at £19.65. The stamps go on general sale on 11 January.
The stamps and a range of collectible products, are available to pre-order from 5 January at www.royalmail.com/spicegirls and by telephone on 03457 641 641.
