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Ireland: 2020 Ireland U2 A Celebration Booklet of 4
On October 15, 2020, An Post issued a set of four stamps to celebrate U2’s long and distinguished career.
Designed by Shaughn McGrath Creative, each stamp represents a different era from U2’s musical journey
and reflects four of the band’s most memorable albums. The FDC features a photograph of U2 performing
at the Dandelion Market, Dublin, 1979.
‘The Joshua Tree’, released in 1987, was arguably U2’s first masterpiece album and put them on the cover
of ‘Time Magazine’ as ‘Rock’s Hottest Ticket’. Central on the stamp is a silhouette of a lone Joshua tree
with its iconic cruciform shape and unique grandeur.
‘Achtung Baby’ was released in 1991. It’s experimental, industrial, darkly lyrical songs were one of the