Postage Stamp Memorial

I saw this after writing my previous post and found the idea very similar. Artist Steve McQueen has created a project named Queen and Country to publish postage stamps with the faces of British soldiers who died in Iraq to commemorate their memory. The project is being supported by The Art Fund who are pushing for the stamps to be published by the Post Office and have set up an online petition. 

Steve McQueen proposed this idea after he returned from his visit to Iraq in 2003, "An official set of Royal Mail stamps struck me as an intimate but distinguished way of highlighting the sacrifice of individuals in defence of our national ideals"

Using postage stamps is an inventive medium for a memorial, that would provide a far more personal and direct experience and would engage with the public. I think this is an inspired idea, it is simple yet compassionate and most of all a sensitive way to commemorate the British soldiers that have died. I really hope this will be recognised and they will become an official set of stamps.