Description: This horizontally formatted postage stamp features a highly stylized, sharp caricature illustration of comedian Eric Morecambe wearing a classic black tuxedo dinner suit and matching black bow tie. The pen-and-ink portrait captures his signature comedic gesture, showing his head craned forward with open mouth expression while his right hand frantically adjusts his thick black spectacles. His facsimile signature "Eric Morecambe" is printed along the bottom edge, balanced by a sharp vermilion red silhouette profile of Queen Elizabeth II and matching numeric face value denomination "26" positioned in the upper right corner.
Circa: 1998
Condition: MNH
Notes:
Issued as part of the “Comedians” set, the 1998 release honored legendary figures who shaped the UK’s comedic landscape, blending humor and national identity in true Royal Mail fashion.
John Eric Bartholomew (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire.
Eric Morecambe’s comedic style, sharp, charming, and full of warmth, made him a national treasure.