Featuring each stamp from the collection, each affixed to the front of this high quality envelope and cancelled with a pictorial postmark from the day of issue. Within your envelope you will find a double sided card with information on the performers, the venues and the issue text writer; Matthew Richardson, a curator, historian and writer for more than thirty years.
Featured on the stamps are:
85p: Sandy Powell (1900-1982): a comedian from Rotherham, he was noted for the fact he sold records of his performances and was a regular at Onchan Head Pavilion and the Gaiety in Douglas.
£1.28: Victoria Carmen (1890-1962): one of the most popular music hall singers of the early twentieth century, she was also sometimes billed as a comedienne, performing into the 1940s.
£1.60: Tommy Trinder (1909-1989): a cheeky and confident comedian, he also made a number of films during the war, and switched to television when it took off.
£2.31: Leslie Sarony (1897-1985): talented in various forms of entertainment, from singing to comedy. He came up with most of his own material as a songwriter and also later starred in television shows such as Monty Python's Flying Circus.
£2.31: Florrie Forde (1875-1940): hailing from Australia, Florrie Forde had a powerful voice and presence on stage, inviting up-and-coming local talent to join in her shows at the height of her fame.
£2.31: George Lacy (1904-1989): a female impersonator, credited with developing the character of the pantomime dame, George Lacy was the principal comedian at the Palace Coliseum in Douglas.
