STAMP ISSUE DEFERRED

23 January 2014

The 60c stamp , scheduled to issue today (Thursday), features a photograph of a man believed to be Captain Jack White, a former British Army Officer who volunteered, in 1913, to train the new Irish Citizen Army. 

This image, which was researched and verified , has been widely used over the years in academic journals and other publications.   However, following advance publicity for the stamp yesterday , a number of historians have disputed the veracity of the image saying the man depicted is not Jack White.

“We are deferring this stamp issue until such time as this matter has been clarified,” a spokesperson said.