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11/8/2007 
AUSSIE CRICKETER FOR GRENADIAN STAMPS  
Australian Shane Warne may have gone from Test cricket but on the palm-fringed beaches of the Caribbean, his image lives on. The island nation of Grenada has released a series of 24 postage stamps depicting various images of the spin champion and world-record Test wicket taker. "Grenada Post, on behalf of the West Indies government of Grenada, is releasing a full collection of national stamps to honour Shane Warne and the immense impact he had on cricket," a spokesman for the stamp series production team, Dean Frenkel, said in a statement. "This will make him the first cricketer in philatelic history to be honoured with an entire stamp issue. "The government of Grenada is proud to honour Shane Warne with the first-ever stamp series devoted to one cricketer." Mr Frenkel said the stamps, released under six categories, would circulate on envelopes throughout the Caribbean and be available to collectors around the world. The categories are: The Legendary, with close-up profiles; The Mastery, featuring a frame-by-frame sequence; The King of Spin, holding the World Cup trophy. The Power, with action shots; The Revolutionary, featuring the so-called ball of the century and the world record moment, The Artistry, featuring four specially-commissioned paintings by Australian artist Phillip Howe. Reprinted from bbc
 

 


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AUSSIE CRICKETER FOR GRENADIAN STAMPS  
What happen we can't find a Grenadian worthy to put on the stamps, Hell I can think of alot.That's our problem we teach other people's history to our kids but not our own from how we rose to become an independent nation and the Greats who participated along the way -politician,calypsonian, sports men and women etc.
00By: stephany
11/9/2007 7:55:47 PM
another good example of strangers coming first ,,well what can one expect from grenada ,sobers ,worrel weeks walcot,gibbs lara richards ,allis consider in every part of the world as the greatest .are any ofthem ever be considered for such honour ,
00By: francis
11/9/2007 8:52:29 AM