Life of Jack Charlton commemorated by a special postmark in England and Ireland
The life of footballing hero Jack Charlton will be commemorated by a special postmark applied to mail sent in England and Ireland.
The former Newcastle and Middlesbrough manager, who won a World Cup winner's medal while playing for England in 1966, died on July 10 aged 85.
After a successful career in England, as a manager he helped lead the Republic of Ireland to their first major tournament finals in the late 1980s and early1990s.
To commemorate his contribution to both nations, the Royal Mail and the Irish postal service An Post have collaborated for the first time to create a postmark in his honour.
The postmark, which reads "Jack Charlton, 1935 - 2020", will be applied across stamped mail posted in England and the Republic of Ireland from Monday until August 9.
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