The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is one of the world’s biggest international sporting events. In 2015 the tournament will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, and is expected to attract cricket fans from around the world.
To mark this big event, NZ Post issued a special miniature sheet featuring fourteen adhesive stamps and two First Day Covers, showing seven stamps each.
This set of stamps consists of fourteen, cricket ball-shaped, self-adhesive stamps – one for each team competing in the ICC Cricket World Cup: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, Australia, Scotland, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. Each stamp features team colours and imagery, as well as the official ICC Cricket World Cup logo.
All these stamps show the office flag of their country except one. The reason a shamrock is shown on the Ireland ICC Cricket World Cup stamp rather than the Irish Tricolour flag is that the Ireland team was a joint team comprising players from the Republic of Eire and Northern Ireland.
The Miniature Sheet.
The Miniature Sheet with the ICC Cricket World Cup logo in the centre with the fourteen stamps arranged around it.
80c- ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Afghanistan (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Australia (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Bangladesh (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - England (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - India (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Ireland (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - New Zealand (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Pakistan (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Scotland (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - South Africa (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Sri Lanka (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - United Arab Emirates (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - West Indies (Self Adhesive).
80c - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Zimbabwe (Self Adhesive).
The First Day Covers.
First Day Cover - One.
The Stamps included on this cover are:-
Top Row:- 80c - South Africa (Self Adhesive); 80c - Zimbabwe (Self Adhesive); 80c - India (Self Adhesive); 80c - Pakistan (Self Adhesive).
Bottom Row:- 80c - West Indies (Self Adhesive); 80c - Ireland (Self Adhesive); 80c - United Arab Emirates (Self Adhesive).
First Day Cover - Two.
The Stamps included on this cover are:-
Top Row:- 80c - New Zealand (Self Adhesive); 80c - Sri Lanka (Self Adhesive); 80c - Australia (Self Adhesive); 80c - England (Self Adhesive).
Bottom Row:- 80c - Scotland (Self Adhesive); 80c - Bangladesh (Self Adhesive); 80c - Afghanistan (Self Adhesive).
Technical information:-
Date of issue:
| 4 February 2015 |
|---|---|
Number of stamps:
| 14 self adhesive stamps |
Designed by:
| New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand |
Printer and process:
| Southern Colour Print Ltd by offset lithography |
Number of colours:
| Four process colours with synseal overgloss |
Stamp size and format:
| 35mm round |
Paper type:
| Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor psa stamp paper |
Number of stamps per sheet:
| 14 |
Period of sale:
| Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until 3 February 2016 |
Information on Irish team from:-
Campbell
Paterson Newsletter. VOLUME 66 NUMBER 10, MAY 2015 Pg 4
CAMPBELL PATERSON
PO Box 99988, Newmarket, Auckland 1149, New Zealand
1 Ngaire Avenue,
Newmarket, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
T. 64-9-379 3086,
F. 64-9-379 3087 service@campbellpaterson.co.nz
www.campbellpaterson.co.nz>
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