Soccer on Nice Britain Postage Stamps 1966-2025
The Royal Mail issued Nice Britain’s first soccer associated postage stamps in honour of the 1966 World Cup.
Listed here are all of the soccer themed stamps and materials that they’ve issued since 1966 to this point.
Nearly each nation on the earth has issued postage stamps that includes soccer at a while or one other. Certainly, a fairly substantial thematic assortment could possibly be built-up merely concentrating on stamps devoted to soccer, as they’re one of the crucial widespread and sought-after gathering matters.
This part concentrates on the stamps and different Philatelic materials issued by Nice Britain’s Royal Mail since their first set of soccer associated stamps have been issued to commemorate the 1966 World Cup in England and the following victory by (Sir) Alf Ramsey’s wingless wonders.
World Cup Soccer Championship
Issued 1st June 1966 set of three stamps
England’s World Cup Victory
Issued 18th August 1966 single stamp
Sporting Commemoratives
Issued twenty second March 1988 single soccer stamp in a set of 4
Soccer Legends
Issued 14th Might 1996 set of 5 stamps
Entertainer’s Story
Issued 1st June 1999 single soccer stamp in a set of 4
Physique and Bone
Issued third October 2000 single soccer stamp in a set of 4
World Cup 2002
Issued twenty first Might 2002 Miniature Sheet containing 5 stamps
World Cup Winners 2006
Issued sixth June 2006 set of six stamps
The New Wembley Stadium
Issued seventeenth Might 2007 Miniature Sheet and ‘Smilers’ Sheet
Eminent Britons
Issued eighth October 2009 single soccer stamp in a set of ten stamps
Olympic Video games, London 2012
Issued twenty seventh July 2010 single soccer stamp in a set of ten Olympic sports activities – Second in a set of three
Home of Windsor 2012
Issued 2nd February 2012 single soccer stamp in a miniature sheet that includes 4 stamps
The World of Comics
Issued twentieth March 2012 single soccer stamp in a set of ten stamps
one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of Notts County Soccer Membership
Issued eighth November 2012 commemorative sheet with 10 1st class fireworks Smilers definitives
Eminent Britons
Issued sixteenth April 2013 single soccer stamp in a set of ten stamps
Footba11 Heroes
Issued sixteenth April 2013 single soccer stamp in a set of ten stamps
Exceptional Lives
Issued twenty fifth March 2014 single soccer stamp in a set of ten stamps
Nice British Movies
Issued thirteenth Might 2014 single soccer stamp in a set of six stamps
World Warfare One 1915
Issued 14th Might 2015 single soccer stamp in a set of six stamps
West Ham United Farewell Boleyn 1904-2016
Issued 18th Might 2016 commemorative sheet & folder with 10 1st class Union flag Smilers definitives
Lisbon Lions Commemorative Sheet – Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan, twenty fifth Might 1967
Issued twenty fifth Might 2017 commemorative sheet & folder with 10 1st class Scottish flag Smilers definitives
World Warfare One 1918
Issued thirteenth September 2018 single soccer stamp in a set of six stamps (1st Class, 67p)
Pc Video games
Issued twenty first January 2020 single soccer stamp in a set of eight stamps (1st Class, 70p)
United Kingdom – A Celebration
Issued twenty sixth January 2021 single soccer stamp – Nice Sport – (1st Class, 85p) in a Miniature Sheet of 4 stamps
one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the First F.A. Cup Remaining
Issued eighth March 2022 set of six stamps with a Miniature Sheet of 4 stamps
Peanuts – Charlie and Franklin taking part in soccer
Issued twenty fourth July 2025
one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the Soccer Affiliation 1863-2013: Footba11 Heroes
Royal Mail issued its Footba11 Heroes set on ninth Might 2013 to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Soccer Affiliation and the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Scottish Soccer Affiliation.
The first class (60p) stamps within the set featured eleven legendary British gamers:
Gordon Banks (England): Made presumably the best save of all time from Pele in the course of the 1970 World Cup Finals.
Bobby Moore (England): Captained England to its historic 1966 World Cup win and received 108 full worldwide caps.
Dave Mackay (Scotland): Described by George Greatest as his hardest and bravest opponent, Received the League & Cup Double with Coronary heart of Midlothian & Tottenham Hotspur.
John Charles (Wales): Dubbed ‘Il Gigante Buono’, which suggests Mild Large, throughout his vastly profitable spell in Italy with Juventus.
Bryan Robson (England): Voted Manchester United’s biggest ever participant in a 2011 ballot of former Manchester United stars all through the eras.
Denis Legislation (Scotland): Voted the excellent Scottish participant of the earlier 50 years by the Scottish Soccer Affiliation in 2003, Legislation continues to be the joint highest Scottish goalscorer with Kenny Dalglish.
Bobby Charlton (England):A survivor of the 1958 Munich catastrophe during which eight of his teammates misplaced their lives, he went on to elevate the European Cup for Manchester United ten years later, in 1968.
John Barnes (England): Scored a aim in opposition to Brazil within the Maracana Stadium, Rio, that’s usually described because the most interesting English aim of all time.
George Greatest (Northern Eire): Recognised as essentially the most naturally gifted footballer Northern Eire has ever produced.
Jimmy Greaves (England): Performed 57 occasions for England scoring an unbelievable 44 targets. The First Division Main Goalscorer in six totally different seasons with Chelsea & Tottenham Hotspur.
Kevin Keegan (England): A part of a Liverpool staff that received a hatful of trophies together with the membership’s first European Cup, he was twice named European Footballer of the Yr.
These Royal Mail Soccer Heroes stamps can be found in 3 ways: Particular person mint stamps, additionally obtainable as a set of 11 in a Presentation Pack (£7.10), as a composite Miniature Sheet (£6.60) and in a Status Stamp Ebook which options self-adhesive Footba11 Heroes stamps, relatively than the gummed variations (£11.11). As well as, a retail booklet of six 1st class stamps that includes George Greatest and Bobby Moore was issued on ninth Might (£3.60). An additional booklet of six stamps that includes John Charles (Wales) and Dave Mackay (Scotland) have been issued on twentieth February 2014.
The Status Stamp Ebook comes provided in a sealed foil wrapper which is able to convey again fond recollections of gathering soccer stickers for these of a sure age.
This set is sure to have a large enchantment with many soccer followers who don’t usually gather postage stamps. Each soccer fan could have their very own opinions as to who’re the 11 biggest British footballers – we really feel that the set is maybe too biased in direction of English gamers and in addition excludes the pre-WW2 footballing greats. We’d have included Kenny Dalglish (Scotland), Mike England (Wales) and Pat Jennings (Northern Eire) instead of Barnes, Robson & Banks (all England) to provide a extra balanced combine for the 4 international locations.
