Continuing Royal Mail's 'Music Giants' series this issue celebrates Sir Elton John on the 50th anniversary of his first solo recording and since he has gone on to achieve 37 gold and 27 multi-platinum albums. The Retail Booklet includes one 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' First Class Special Stamp and one 'Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy' First Class Special Stamp as well as four First Class NVI Definitives.
The Gold 500 cover appropriately features the certification of 'Gold' status for the two albums featured and carries an Elton Road, Newnham 'EJ' handstamp and a Music Giants cachet. Numbered limited edition of 500.