Queen & Freddie Mercury | A large collection of photographs, 1980s-1990

Queen & Freddie Mercury

A large collection of photographs, contact sheets and negatives, with Freddie's unsent Christmas cards, 1980s

Including:

Collection of circa 50 EMI press shots of Freddie from the Vogue photoshoot by Keith Valentine, 1984

Collection of circa 195 unsent Christmas cards using the press shot from his Vogue photoshoot by Keith Valentine, with internal text 'Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Preening, Pouting, Posing, Posturing Old Tart', with envelopes, small number soiled at corner

10 CBS press shots of Freddie, 1984

12 large format press shots of Freddie performing at Wembley, 1986

11 photographs of Freddie's 39th birthday party, 1986

Collection of circa 80 mock up album covers for 'Radio Ga Ga', with 'Merry Christmas' on the reverse, c.71 signed by Freddie on the image in blue ink

6 Mercury Songs Ltd. press shots of Freddie for 'Barcelona', 1987

12 press shots from the 'I Was Born to Love You' music video, 1985

Card with Freddie and Queen Elizabeth II with 'QR' printed below

Two large format press shots from the 'Radio Ga Ga' music video, 1984

Box with negatives, contact sheets and large format photographs of Freddie from the Mr Bad Guy [Peterbilt vest] shoot and others, mid-late 1980s

5 press shots of Freddie performing at Saturday Night Live, 1982 with a collection of slides and transparencies

27 photographs of Freddie's photoshoot for Vogue, 1984, and other subjects, 1980s

Collection of negatives including shots of the music video for 'It's a Hard Life', 1984

Collection of circa 100 press shots from 'I'm Going Sightly Mad', 1990

Freddie’s tongue in cheek unsent Christmas card uses a shot from the Keith Valentine Vogue shoot, 1984. The fabulously plosive phrase, 'Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Preening, Pouting, Posing, Posturing Old Tart', heralds from a review in Kerrang! of their show at Wembley Arena in 1984 by Dave Dickson.

SPECIAL NOTICE

This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.