sentences:  However the card is known to exist with 16 May 1973, Birmingham FDI cancellation (back-dated by favour), but it is much more collectable with the July and September pictorial cricket postmarks.The cricket postmarks to look out for are 21 July, Benson & Hedges, and 1 September Gillette Cup.Below are the issue dates of all the early cards, issued up until July 1976.