Freddie Mercury’s sense of style is visible as far back as his childhood stamp collection. Mercury, born on this day in 1946 with the name Farrokh Bulsara, was the iconic frontman of Queen.

The Liverpool-born pop star's childhood collection of stamps is certainly likely to arouse plenty of intrigue among his followers, though. Lennon's stamp collection is known as his 'lost album'.

Mmhmm. “There was a port that he named after himself,” said Gary Baker of the king, flipping through his Egypt collection. “So, he had these special stamps designed. … Let me move it over ...