Jack Charlton is to be honoured with a special postmark.
The news came as his family prepare for his funeral on Tuesday with the surviving Charlton brothers reunited.
Their hometown of Ashington, Northumberland will come to a standstill as residents pay homage to one of their most famous sons.
Fans will pay tribute as Jack makes his final journey through the streets where he and Bobby first kicked a ball before they became the most famous footballing brothers in the world.
MPs, former players and celebrities are backing the Mirror's call forJack to be given a posthumous knighthood.
The cortege will meet a police escort at around 10am in Ashington before going along Newbiggin Road, North Seaton Road, Woodhorn Road, then Alexander Road.
It will stop at Hirst Park, close to the former Charlton family home on Beatrice Street, before taking the same route back out of town en route to the West Rd crematorium in Newcastle for the furneral at 11.45am.
The family has requested all those paying tribute to observe social distancing guidelines.
His life will be commemorated by a special postmark applied to mail sent in England and Ireland.
The former Leeds United defender, who won a World Cup winner's medal while playing for England in 1966, died on July 10 aged 85.
After a successful career in England, as a manager he helped lead the Republic of Ireland to their first major tournament finals in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
To commemorate his contribution to both nations, the Royal Mail and the Irish postal service An Post have collaborated for the first time to create a postmark in his honour.
The postmark, which reads "Jack Charlton, 1935 - 2020", will be applied across stamped mail posted in England and the Republic of Ireland from Monday until August 9.
Stuart Simpson, CEO at Royal Mail, said Charlton was a "football hero" in both countries.
He added: "The commemoration of the life of Jack Charlton is a fitting occasion to do so.
"Jack was an integral member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and played a key role in the Republic of Ireland's football history.
"We would like to extend our condolences to the family of Jack Charlton from everyone at Royal Mail."
