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All Queen fans know how much Freddie Mercury liked to ride his bicycle but fewer are aware of the flamboyant frontman’s other great childhood hobby: collecting stamps.

They betray the idiosyncratic visual sense that Mercury was to pursue at Ealing College of Art, after the family moved to Feltham, Middlesex, in 1964, and later with Queen in elaborate stage performances and theatrical pop videos.

Bomi Bulsara auctioned his son’s stamps, together with his own, in 1993, with the proceeds going to the Aids charity set up in the singer’s memory, Mercury Phoenix Trust.

Georgina Tomlinson, curator at the Postal Museum, said she is delighted to be putting the album on public display until the end of October to mark the history of Pride.

“The album is a surprising insight into the early life of a man who is remembered across the world for his incredible musical prowess and theatrical stage presence,” Tomlinson said.

Phil Collins is also an avid collector, donating his large collection of memorabilia from the battle of Alamo to a Texan museum eight years ago.

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