Paul McCartney honoured with limited edition set by Royal Mail The Beatles legend becomes one of only three musicians to be featured in a dedicated stamp issue Royal Mail to honour Paul McCartney with a set of 12 special stamps (Image: Royal Mail) Paul McCartney will be honoured in a new set of Royal Mail Special Stamps dedicated to his incredible musical career. The set of 12 stamps is being issued to celebrate one of the UK's most successful songwriters and a music icon. Paul McCartney, who founded Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), joins just three other individual music artists to be featured in a dedicated stamp issue.