On 2 May 2019, An Post (Ireland’s leading supplier of postal services) will release a set of 4 stamps that celebrate 4 iconic and internationally recognized songs, performed by renowned Irish artists. The special collection is called “Great Irish Songs” and feature:
- Dreams – The Cranberries
- With Or Without You – U2
- On Raglan Road – Luke Kelly
- Danny Boy – John McCormack
Regarding The Cranberries, 3 versions are available: the single stamp (€1.00), a Dreams sheetlet (€16.00) and a collector pack of 4 stamp discs (€17.00), all designed by Amp Visual.
All these items will be available online here or by calling +353 (01) 705 7400
More details in the official “The Collector” (pdf).
Nice that they’re putting The Cranberries on an Irish stamp, shame they got the lyrics wrong!!!
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the info!
Sources: anpost.ie , culturaocio.com (website in Spanish)
UPDATE – 5 APRIL
The Cranberries posted on their socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) a message regarding the lyrics error, the actual stamp will have the correct lyrics “as it seems”
UPDATE – 8 MAY
The set of stamps has been delayed (very likely due to The Cranberries lyrics error) and the new date of issue is tomorrow, 9 May 2019. For the occasion the official “The Collector” (pdf) has been updated and lyrics are now correct!
The set of stamps is valid for both international (U2 + John McCormack) and national (The Cranberries + Luke Kelly) postage, see different face values.
Please reprint with the correct lyrics from “Dreams”!
So be it… see update.