Mercury will appear on the second stamp in Deutsche Post's "Legends of Pop/Rock Music" series, following the Jimi Hendrix edition which was issued last year.

Developed in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group's brand management and merchandise division, the stamp will be available from 5th September at selected postal retail outlets, in the online store or by telephone from Deutsche Post's order service (tel.: +49 (0)961 - 3818 - 3818). Deutsche Post's philately shops, online store and order service also sell stamp-related products, while the online store and order service will additionally be offering a gold, limited edition of the stamp, comprising a stamp from an exclusive consecutive run of 1 to 1,000, along with an image of the stamp made of real gold in a high-quality hardcover presentation case.

With a postage value of €0.85, the stamp can be used to frank items such as a standard letter (up to 20g in weight) within Germany. The stamp is officially issued by the German Ministry of Finance.

Full details can be found here.