A 1980s day glow pink Christmas card that features a black and white image of Freddie Mercury on the front taken during a photo shoot for Vogue magazine. The text printed inside the card humorously reads ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Preening, Pouting, Posing, Posturing Old Tart’. The card was specially commissioned by Freddie Mercury to send to friends. A few signed examples of the cards have surfaced over the years but unsigned ones have not been on the open market before.

The card measures 17.2cm x 21.5cm (6.8 inches x 8.5 inches). The condition is near mint.

Provenance: originally part of a lot in the Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own, Crazy Little Things 2 sale held at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London on 13th September 2023. However, the lot was withdrawn by Sotheby’s prior to the auction and later purchased by Queen Productions. We now have a very limited number of these cards available. This item comes with a signed certificate of authenticity on Tracks Ltd. letterhead stating that the Christmas card was formerly Freddie Mercury’s personal property.