Cricket Championships (UK 2019)

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[press release]
Royal Mail to Issue Special Stamps for England Men’s And Women’s ICC Cricket World Cup Wins
Men’s And Women’s Teams Now Hold Both ICC Cricket World Cup Winners’ Titles Simultaneously

The eight Special Stamps go on general sale from 26 September, 2019

  • The stamps will feature images taken during the finals and subsequent celebrations of both England Men’s and Women’s ICC Cricket World Cup winning teams and will be presented in two Miniature Sheets
  • Fans can pre-order the stamps now; online at www.royalmail.com/cricket and by phone on 03457 641 641
  • The stamps will available on general sale from Post Offices on 26 September
  • Each sheet will include two 1st Class stamps, alongside two £1.60 value stamps, and retail at £4.60
  • This is the first time England Men’s and Women’s cricket teams have held both the ICC Cricket World Cup trophies simultaneously
  • Royal Mail also decorated some of its iconic and much-loved post boxes in white with a stylised gold cricket bat, ball and stumps at each of the grounds that played host to the 2019 men’s and 2017 women’s tournaments. The paintwork will be in place for three months and will be complemented by a permanent gold plaque
  • Royal Mail celebrates historic sporting victories and achievements for all of the UK’s home nations

The eight Special Stamps will be presented in two Miniature Sheets.

The men’s Miniature Sheet comprises four stamps; each capturing a moment of celebration following England’s thrilling World Cup Final victory against New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

The England women’s Miniature Sheet also comprises four stamps – each image depicting the rapturous celebrations following their victorious World Cup Final against India at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2017.

Each sheet will include two 1st Class stamps, alongside two £1.60 value stamps and retail at £4.60. Fans can pre-order the stamps now; online at www.royalmail.com/cricket and by phone on 03457 641 641. The stamps will available on general sale from Post Offices on 26 September 2019.

This is the first time England’s Men’s and Women’s cricket teams have held both the ICC Cricket World Cup trophies simultaneously.

Royal Mail has also decorated 15 special edition postboxes at each venue used in the tournament to mark the historic achievement of both England teams. The first postbox painted was outside Lord’s Cricket Ground where both sold-out finals were held.

There will also be a special postbox in locations of importance to the captains of both ICC Cricket World Cup winning teams, England Men’s captain Eoin Morgan and the captain of the 2017 Women’s team Heather Knight OBE, as a tribute to leading their teams to victory:

  • Bristol County Ground – Bristol
  • The Riverside Durham – Chester-le-Street
  • Cardiff Wales Stadium – Cardiff
  • The County Ground – Derby
  • Edgbaston – Edgbaston
  • Headingley – Headingley
  • Grace Road – Leicester
  • The Oval – London, Oval
  • Lord’s – London, St John’s Wood
  • Old Trafford – Manchester
  • Hampshire Bowl – Southampton
  • County Ground, Taunton – Taunton
  • Trent Bridge – West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
  • Eoin Morgan, England Men’s captain’s selected location – London
  • Heather Knight OBE, England Women’s captain selected location – Plymstock