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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 150th 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 |