The Ashes - Royal Mail Stamp Issue

On 12 September 2005 Michael Vaughan and his team brought home the Ashes and became national heroes. Now you can bring home a memento of this great day when you order our commemorative Ashes Special Stamp products.

In 1882 at The Oval, Australia beat England on home soil for the first time and a small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh. The urn is reputed to contain a set of burnt bails symbolising "the ashes of English cricket". And so the Ashes began, and created one of the biggest sporting rivalries the world has ever seen.

123 years later, England watched as the most exciting series since 1882 unfolded.

At Edgbaston everyone was on tenterhooks as England won by just two runs. We witnessed another nail biter at Trent Bridge, with England taking an unlikely 2-1 lead into the final test. When England claimed a hard draw at The Oval and a historic victory, the cheers could be heard from every pub, office and living room.

The four action packed stamps capture the key players in all their glory, and enable you to relive the tension, excitement and jubilation over and over again.

Available from 6th October 2005 at all UK Post Offices.