Sir Barry Gibb, Bee Gees’ star, has been honored on a new set of stamps from the Isle of Man
The 75-year old singer was born on the Island in 1946, and moved to Manchester in 2005.
A statement announcing the seven stamps hailed Sir Barry’s ‘peerless musical career’ and ‘tireless charitable work’.
One of seven stamps honoring Sir Barry Gibb, Bee Gees singer, on the Isle of Man. The singer, now 75, was born in the island in 1946. He moved to Manchester in 1956.
The seven commemorative Manx stamps honor different stages in Sir Barry’s career.
They show career highlights including one of him on the set of the 1978 film Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and another at Glastonbury in 2017.
Sir Barry said: ‘I’m very proud of my Manx roots. To appear on a set of its stamps is… an honour.’
He added: ‘I was born and bred on the ancient, mystical, magical Isle of Man, and I have very fond memories of growing up there.’
Sir Barry requested that the stamps raise money for Nordoff Robbins, a music therapy charity.