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Rock band Scorpions receives special edition stamps

07/01/2025, 02:00 PM CEST

The edition includes four different stamps: one features the band's unmistakable logo, the scorpion. Another depicts the iconic peace sign. The other two stamps showcase handwritten excerpts from the lead singer Klaus Meine's biggest hits.

  • Deutsche Post honors Germany's most successful hard rock band on their 60th anniversary.
  • A limited edition stamp set titled "60 Years of SCORPIONS" will be released on July 1.
  • Lead singer Klaus Meine: "We are excited that we can now send our letters with a Scorpions stamp."
  • Deutsche Post will have a special mobile post office at the band's only concert in Germany in Hanover on July 5. 

Bonn - Deutsche Post is honoring Germany's most successful rock band, the Scorpions, with a limited edition stamp set to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The edition will be released on July 1 under the motto "60 years of SCORPIONS." It includes four different stamps: one features the band's unmistakable logo, the scorpion. Another depicts the iconic peace sign along with the words "Love" and "Rock 'n' Roll," reflecting the band's philosophy ("Love, Peace & Rock 'n' Roll"). The other two stamps showcase handwritten excerpts from the lead singer Klaus Meine's biggest hits, "Wind of Change" and "Rock You Like a Hurricane," set against the colors of the German flag.

Scorpions Band members at the stamps presentation
from left: Thomas Schneider, HR Director of Deutsche Post, Lead guitarist Matthias Jabs, lead singer Klaus Meine, band founder Rudolf Schenker

All four stamps carry the band's logo and the motto "60 years of SCORPIONS," with a postal value of 95 cents for a standard letter or postcard within Germany. The stamp sheets are shaped like T-shirts and come in three different variations, as well as a gold edition. All feature the skyline of Hanover, the band's hometown, along with a listing of the years in which each Scorpions album was released. The stamps were developed in collaboration with Bravado, the brand management and merchandise division of Universal Music Group.

Klaus Meine, lead singer of the Scorpions, stated: "We still highly value the uniqueness and attention of a handwritten letter. That's why we are excited to be able to send our greetings with our own stamp." Band founder Rudolf Schenker added: "We are proud of 60 years of band history and grateful for many indescribable moments and experiences as musicians. That some of our songs are now immortalized in this stamp edition is truly special for us and a great thing for our fans." Lead guitarist Matthias Jabs remarked: "It is a special honor for us, the Scorpions, to be included among those personalities who will be forever remembered with a Deutsche Post stamp."

Thomas Schneider, HR Director of Deutsche Post, said: "Performing successfully on stage for 60 years worldwide deserves the utmost respect. Deutsche Post / DHL and the Scorpions share something in common: we are both internationally recognized and present, yet we have our roots in Germany and proudly acknowledge that. Therefore, it is a special pleasure for us to honor the most successful rock band in this country with this stamp edition."

The limited edition is available online at deutschepost.de/scorpions or by phone at +49 961 - 3818 3818 (for customers outside Germany: +49 961 - 3818 3300 or E-mail). Additionally, Deutsche Post will set up a special Scorpions post office at the band's only concert in Germany at the Heinz von Heiden Arena in Hanover on July 5. Fans who do not have one of the coveted - and completely sold-out - tickets will also have access there. Particularly interesting for stamp collectors: the special post office will offer a first edition and commemorative stamp for the concert.

The success story of the Scorpions in numbers:

  • 1965: Band founded.
  • Over 120 million records sold since then.
  • The band performed at the first "Rock in Rio" festival in front of 1.3 million fans.
  • 10 sold-out concerts as the first band from the West in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and later at the Moscow Music Peace Festival.
  • Three consecutive sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York.
  • Two dozen studio and concert albums, including nine gold and four platinum awards in Germany.
  • The Scorpions have played over 5,000 concerts worldwide.
  • There is Scorpions whiskey, Scorpions beer, a Scorpions street in Madrid, and in Los Angeles, October 6 is celebrated every year as Scorpions Day. The awards are countless, including World Music Award, Echo, a star on the Hollywood Rock Walk, and induction into the Hall of Heavy Metal. A new spider species has been named after them in Brazil, and countless children worldwide bear the names of the artists as a tribute to the band.
  • Worldwide, they have received 127 gold and platinum certifications: 58 platinum, 67 gold, and two silver. The most awards came from France (18) and the USA (14).
  • The single "Wind of Change" is the best-selling single by a German band, with over 15 million copies sold. The song has been viewed more than a billion times on Vevo, making it the most-watched song by a German band worldwide. It reached number one in eleven countries and charted in a total of 78 countries.

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