World champion Priaulx honored on stamps

LONDON (Reuters) - Three-times world touring car champion Andy Priaulx has been honored on a set of postage stamps issued by the Channel Island of Guernsey where he was born.

Guernsey Post issues on Friday three new stamps featuring the 33-year-old British driver in the three BMW cars he drove to his successive world titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

"It's a great honor," Priaulx said at the stamp launch. "It's something very special. I think it's a way the island can celebrate my success."

Priaulx said he planned to contest the world title for at least the next five years.

(Reporting by Paul Radford, editing by Alison Wildey)