With the World Cup in full swing it seemed appropriate to choose football stamps this week.
The tournament in Sweden in 1958 saw Brazil win the cup. Poor England had their worst result ever until this year when we are 'out' after just two matches. However my World Cup stamp from that year comes from none of these three countries.
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The tournament in Sweden in 1958 saw Brazil win the cup. Poor England had their worst result ever until this year when we are 'out' after just two matches. However my World Cup stamp from that year comes from none of these three countries.
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| World Cup 1958 - Czechoslovakia |
1962 saw Chile host the tournament, won yet again by Brazil. My stamp for this is not from Chile either but from -
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| World Cup 1962 - Hungary |
A stamp from Ruanda commemorated the Cup in 1966.
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| World Cup 1966 - Ruanda |
Of course the Cup that year was hosted by England; Great Britain issued a set of three commemoratives on 1 June 1966. I only have two of these.
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| World Cup 1966 - Great Britain |
The stamps were:
- 4d Player with Ball
- 6d Goalmouth Melee
- 1/3d Goalkeeper saving Goal.
The 4d stamp was reissued on 18 June 1966 with the wording added "ENGLAND WINNERS"
I wonder how many tears there will be and how many years we will have to wait to see that again.
