Commemorative World Cup stamps to go on sale in May

Commemorative World Cup stamps to go on sale in May

TOKYO, Japan - The posts ministry said April 22 it will put on sale May 24 a total of 37.4 million 80-yen stamps commemorating the upcoming World Cup soccer finals. The stamps come in two designs, one depicting the official poster of the World Cup and the other the World Cup trophy of soccer's governing body FIFA.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001089500
  • Registered date
  • 2002/4/22 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2002 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1682 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.21(MB)*
  • Special instruction

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