British Postal To Honor Andy Murray With His Own Stamp Set

Written by: on 19th July 2013
British Postal To Honor Andy Murray With His Own Stamp Set  |

Andy Murray will find his likeness on British stamps for the second time in his tennis career when the Royal Mail begins issuing commemorative postage to celebrate the Scot’s historic Wimbledon victory. The special stamps go on sale August 8, a month after Murray beat Novae Djokovic for the first British men’s singles title at the All England Club since Fred Perry in 1936,

The Murray montage won’t be just one mere stamp, but a collectors’ set of four – two with the trophy and the other two action shots. “We are thrilled for Andy and are delighted to mark his wonderful achievement by issuing a set of Special Stamps,” said a Royal Mail official. “His historic win at Wimbledon has made the nation proud, and we can now celebrate his success with this new stamp issue.”

Sporting stamps are nothing new to Britain, with previous postage issued in honor of London 2012 gold medals plus English Ashes (cricket) football and rugby World Cup wins.

Murray is also an old hand at stamps after one was issued last summer after he won the Olympic gold medal on the grass of the All England Club. he also had a pair of traditional Royal Mail postboxes painted gold in his honor, `the first on Wimbledon’s Church Road and the other in his Scottish hometown of Dunblane.

©Daily Tennis News Wire

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