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MCC puts stamp on England v India
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of December Add your comment below
A new stamp from Bletchley Park to celebrate 75 years of England v India in Test cricket:
Marylebone Cricket Club will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of England
v India in Test cricket on January 5th 2009 with a very special stamp and
commemorative cover. The M.C.C. as it is more commonly known, is the world’s
oldest cricket club and “Keeper of the Laws”. Its base at Lord’s Cricket
Ground, St John’s Wood, London being revered worldwide as “The home of
cricket”. The cover is being issued in association with the Cricket
Association of Bengal. Its base is Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India’s oldest
cricket club and the venue for the greatest number of Test matches played in
India. The first was in January 1934 against an England XI led by Douglas
Jardine. Jardine and Indian Captain CK Nayadu will be featured on the stamp
to be cancelled with an MCC postmark on 5th January. The day the match
started. The cover design features the scorecard and match day images from
1934. Inside will be a replica of the scorecard for the four-day match. Each
cover will be individually numbered in a presentation pack as a limited
edition of just 1000. Issue price will be £10 plus post and packing.The cover can only be ordered through Chapman and Mitchell Covers at
Bletchley Park Post Office, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB, Tel:
01908 272690/631797. Or from the MCC section of the website at
www.bletchleycovers.com.
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