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AN POST AND Britain’s Royal Mail are to collaborate on the release of new postmark for the first time, commemorating the life of Jack Charlton.
Charlton, who won football’s World Cup with England and twice managed Ireland at the tournament, died earlier this month aged 85.
Such was the reciprocal love between Charlton and Ireland that he became a citizen in the latter part of his life and had a home in this country.
His death prompted a wave of sadness and nostalgia across this country and this will likely be revisited when his funeral takes place tomorrow in his native Northumberland, near Newcastle.
From today and for the next three weeks, all stamped mail posted in Ireland and England will be marked with a football and the words ‘Jack Charlton, 1935-2020′.
“Jack was the greatest example of a culture shared across these islands: that a proud Leeds player, a tall English football hero could become an Irish legend,” CEO at An Post David McRedmond said this morning.
McRedmond’s counterpart in the the UK Stuart Simpson said that Charlton was “a football hero” on both sides of the Irish Sea.
“This is the first time that An Post and Royal Mail have collaborated on a postmark. The commemoration of the life of Jack Charlton is a fitting occasion to do so,” he said.
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What an absolutely brilliant idea
@Colm Connolly: a legend
Wonderful times and a warm wonderful man. Fantastic idea
The nation that held its breath now mourns.
You will never be forgotten.
Rest In Peace Jack.
Nice idea & such memories
Beautiful idea and great way to remember him
The should reduce the cost to 90 cent as well
@Nomad: I see what you did there. *tips the hat
Aawww ……great idea :) I’m going to send myself a card just to make sure I get one with the postmark.
Very good
The man was the best thing to ever happen Irish football
@BriP75: would not go along with the best thing that happened. He inherited best squad of players we ever had and his record at World cups was P. 9 W. 1 D. 6 L 2 F. 4 A. 7 . team should have gone close to winning world cup in 1990, players were there.
@postmanbill: Don’t normally bow to people just looking for a reaction like you but I think it’s fitting to simply say: you’re a muppet. RIP Big Jack.
@postmanbill: a complete and utter muppet!
@postmanbill: should have qualified for Euro 92 as well but … USA 94 was a tough rough group and the weather . Not sure we can whinge about 1990 too much , Engerland were good as were the Dutch who didn’t do great at that , but Egypt yikes
@Official Irish CC: he might be a muppet in the sense that it was the wrong time to say it, but what he said was fair comment . The team was better than how they performed
@Christy Dolan: thank you Christy, I had great times as a supporter in 88 and 90. What I’m saying is we had a squad good enough in 90 to go all the way. But in my opinion played to avoid defeat and hope for the best instead of going for the jugular. And his treatment of Liam Brady leaves a lot to be desired, one of Irelands greatest players left at home in the prime of his career. Could you imagine Brady playing I’m Italia 90. He would have ran the show in midfield..
big man – big heart – big ideas and gave biggest enjoyment for irish soccer fans
may heaven be his bed – R.I.P Big jack
Fitting tribute
Lovely idea
@Shane Meegan: don’t think he was the best thing to happen to Irish football. He inherited the best squad of Irish players ever. Any decent manager would have done well with that squad. His world cup record was P. 9 W. 1 D. 6 L. 2 F. 4 A. 7. He had the squad to go all the way in 1990.
In memory of Jack the cost of posting a letter should be increased a little & the profits be donated to the small clubs . Young boys & girls clubs would benefit greatly.
Brilliant idea.
Lovely touch for the legend Jack
As good as a goal….
I think we should erect a statue outside Lansdowne
I’d much prefare the victims of cervical scandal or those left to rot on our streets.
@Brian Conway: whataboutery nonsense of the highest order
That’s a lovely touch, nice shared symbolic way to remember Jack.
Love it!
A well deserved tribute to a truly great and Irelands most loved english man.
Love it
What a great idea that unites two nations with a mutual love of soccer to commemorate a legend in both Ireland and Britain. I must send a letter to myself as a keepsake of an iconic postmark.
Aul jack lived a good long life. Plenty have not been so lucky. Hard lives lived cut short by the failures and corruption. Far more deserving of a memorial. No one going to be forgetting Jack are they you clown
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