Royal Mail

Rugby Union Stamp Set

Catalogue code

AS7800

Eight mint stamps celebrating memorable moments across six decades of rugby union clashes between the Home Nations.

Two Second Class, two First Class, two £1.70 and two £2.55 stamps.

Eight new stamps celebrating iconic moments in key rugby union matches over the past six decades across the men’s and women’s game.

The stamp set marks the 150^th anniversary of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the first international match between England and Scotland in 1871.

The distinctively original designs feature selective colourisation against monochrome backgrounds.

Two Second Class, two First Class, two £1.70 and two £2.55 stamps presented in four horizontal se-tenant pairs.

Second Class Women’s Rugby World Cup Final, 2014

Second Class Five Nations Championship, 1970

First Class Women’s Six Nations Championship, 2015

First Class Five Nations Championship, 1984

£1.70 Women’s Home Nations Championship, 1998

£1.70 Five Nations Championship, 1994

£2.55 Women’s Six Nations Championship, 2009

£2.55 Rugby World Cup Final, 2003

Stamp specifications

Stamp format	Landscape
Stamp size	37mm x 35mm
Design	True North
Printer	International Security Printers
Print process	Lithography
Perforations	14 x 14.5
Phosphor	Bars as appropriate
Gum	PVA