Stamps to mark Lankan cricketers’ entry to World Cup finals

COLOMBO: The Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts will issue two new commemorative stamps to mark Sri Lanka’s entry to the World Cup finals.

The first cancelation of the stamp will take place at the Postal Headquarters, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10 today.

The designing and production of the stamps were finalised within two days, a release said.

These stamps were designed by stamp designer Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe. With 25 years service, he completes designing 125 stamps with these two cricket stamp. Wickramasinghe has played cricket for Mahinda College, Galle.