"The Royal Mail’s Head of Public Affairs, David Gold, said: “Paul McCartney remains a vital figure at the centre of rock and pop. An artist whose legacy is immense, but whose work continues to generate popular attention and critical acclaim."
The collection features eight album covers which have defined his career, along with photos of Sir Paul in the recording studio.
The ex-Beatle has written or co-written 188 charted records in the UK and has been awarded more than 60 gold discs.
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Royal Mail said the stamps were "a fitting tribute to one of the UK's much loved and revered musical icons".
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The main set of stamps feature a selection of eight LPs, from his first solo album in 1970, McCartney, through to his most recent number one album, McCartney III, which was recorded and released during lockdown in 2020.
A miniature sheet of four stamps will also be available, featuring photographs of him in the recording studio, spanning three decades.
Macca fans can get their hands on the sought-after stamps from May 28.
The former Beatles legend follows in the footsteps of Sir Elton John and the late David Bowie in being recognised as a solo artist by Royal Mail.
However, the 'Let it Be' hitmakers landed their own stamps in 2007.
In 2017, the postal service celebrated Bowie with a collection of 10 stamps, six of which featured the images of his 'Hunky Dory', 'Aladdin Sane', 'Heroes', 'Let's Dance', 'Earthling' and 'Blackstar' album covers, and the reaming four were shots of him performing live on tours across four decades.
Elton's collection was released in 2019.
As well as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Queen are the bands who have been immortalised in stamp form.
Sir Paul was involved in selecting the images which have been used in the collection.
He is one of only three individual music artists to be featured in a dedicated stamp issue.
David Bowie was honoured in 2017 and Sir Elton John stamps were issued in 2019.
The Sir Paul McCartney stamps go on sale later this month.
