75th Anniversary of Republic of Ireland- 1997.
The Republic of Ireland issued a set of eight stamps to commemorate its 75th Anniversary.
32 p – Date of Issue -18 Feb 1997 -Irish Army, UN Peace Keeping Forces
32 p – Date of Issue -18 Feb 1997-Parliament Building, Flag & Constitution of Ireland.
32 p -Date of Issue -03 Apr 1997- Sports, Athletics, Baseball, Football.
32 p – Date of Issue -03 Apr 1997- Music, Singers, Musical Instruments
1990 FIFA World Cup -Stamps of Italy Stadiums and Countries.
The 14th FIFA World Cup was held in Italy from 14 June to 14 July 1990. Italy issued a set of stamps on 24 Feb 1990 to commemorate the event. Four stamps of 700 Lira each are listed.
700L – Bologna Stadium 700L -Milano Stadium
700L – Colombia Flag 700L-Yugoslavia.
Stamps of Taiwan on Sports – 1960.
Taiwan (ROC) issued a set of six stamps on Sports on 25 Dec 1960.A FDC is listed.It has a special football cancellation.
The sports featured on stamps are
NT$ 0.50 Diving-Print run 1,400,000 NT$ 0.80 – Discus Throw -Print run 2,000,000
NT$ 2.00- Basketball -Print run 2,000,000 NT$ 2.50 – Soceer-Print run 1,000,000
NT$ 3.00 – Hurdling- Print run 1,000,000 NT$ 3.20 -Runner-Print run 600,000.
USA Pre Stamped Cover on 1994 FIFA World Cup.
A 29 cent Pre Stamped envelope issued by USPS on 1994 FIFA World Cup Held in USA in 1994 is listed. It features the Flags of participating countries.
Indonesia Stamps on 1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was held in the USA from 17 Jun to 17 Jul 1994. It was held in nine cities across the USA. Brazil beat Italy in Penalty shoot out in the finals held at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California near Los Angeles.
Indonesia issued a set of four stamps with a vignette to commemorate the 15th FIFA World Cup. The stamps were issued on 17 June 1994. The stamps feature the USA Flag and a football.
A cover sent from Indonesia to Germany with two stamps is listed.
Bangladesh Stamps on 1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was held in the USA from 17 Jun to 17 Jul 1994. It was held in nine cities across the USA. Brazil beat Italy in Penalty shoot out in the finals held at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California near Los Angeles.
Bangladesh issued a set of two twenty taka stamps with a vignette to commemorate the 15th FIFA World Cup. The stamps were issued on 17 June 1994.
The Vignette featured Striker -The Mascot for this World Cup. Striker -a Dog, a common US Pet animal wearing red, White & blue soccer uniform with the words “USA 94” was the mascot for this World cup.
The cancellation for the first day of issue featured the World Cup Trophy. A First Day cover with a pair of stamps and a vignette is listed.
1966 FIFA World Cup Champions -England
1966 FIFA World Cup, the Eighth World Cup was held in England from 11 Jul to 30 Jul 1966. England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium, London. England first played in 1950 and has part of every World Cup since then. It beat West Germany 3-2 in extra time to lift the trophy. Geoff Hurst two goals in the Final.
A FDC with the caption England World Champions is listed. The stamp overprinted England Winners was used on FDC dated 18 Aug 1966.
