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I am sure I should post this somewhere else, but this just seemed like something that PLEBA would appreciate. I just got this e-mail about Bono appearing on a stamp...
Stamp of approval for Irish rock heroes
DUBLIN (Reuters) - U2 frontman Bono and Manchester United soccer club
captain Roy Keane are among a gallery of Irish rock and sporting
heroes set to appear on commemorative stamps next year, Ireland's
Post Office said.
The first of the stamps, intended to celebrate the world impact of
Irish musical and sporting talent, will go on sale in mid-2002,
costing 38 euro cents.
The rock star line-up, due for release next October, will feature,
along with Bono's U2, Belfast-born singer Van Morrison, guitar legend
Rory Gallagher and Phil Lynott, lead singer with popular 1970s band
Thin Lizzy.
Joining Keane in the soccer series, due for release ahead of the
World Cup in June, are national team legends Paul McGrath, Dave
O'Leary, and Packie Bonner.
A spokeswoman for the Post Office said on Wednesday that postal
authorities were expecting an enthusiastic response to the issues.
"Irish stamps are hugely popular with collectors around the world
because of the time and detail we put into them, and we expect --
given the themes -- big interest in these in particular," she told
Reuters.
She added that the finer details were still being finalised and that
changes to the line-ups could not yet be ruled out.
Another planned series commemorating the 250th anniversary of the
Steeplechase, a sporting event first recorded in Ireland, will
feature some of the country's best-known race-horses -- Arkle, Dawn
Run, L'Escargot, and Istabraq.
Stamp of approval for Irish rock heroes
DUBLIN (Reuters) - U2 frontman Bono and Manchester United soccer club
captain Roy Keane are among a gallery of Irish rock and sporting
heroes set to appear on commemorative stamps next year, Ireland's
Post Office said.
The first of the stamps, intended to celebrate the world impact of
Irish musical and sporting talent, will go on sale in mid-2002,
costing 38 euro cents.
The rock star line-up, due for release next October, will feature,
along with Bono's U2, Belfast-born singer Van Morrison, guitar legend
Rory Gallagher and Phil Lynott, lead singer with popular 1970s band
Thin Lizzy.
Joining Keane in the soccer series, due for release ahead of the
World Cup in June, are national team legends Paul McGrath, Dave
O'Leary, and Packie Bonner.
A spokeswoman for the Post Office said on Wednesday that postal
authorities were expecting an enthusiastic response to the issues.
"Irish stamps are hugely popular with collectors around the world
because of the time and detail we put into them, and we expect --
given the themes -- big interest in these in particular," she told
Reuters.
She added that the finer details were still being finalised and that
changes to the line-ups could not yet be ruled out.
Another planned series commemorating the 250th anniversary of the
Steeplechase, a sporting event first recorded in Ireland, will
feature some of the country's best-known race-horses -- Arkle, Dawn
Run, L'Escargot, and Istabraq.
