Postage stamp, football World Cup 1990
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1990
This object is a perforated postage stamp issued in 1990 by Magyar Posta. Produced to mark the XIV FIFA World Cup, it commemorates the international association football tournament held that year.
The vertical rectangular stamp features a polychrome printed illustration of two footballers competing for a ball on a green pitch before a multicolored stadium backdrop. It includes text inscriptions and the postal authority's name, along with the event's emblem and a stated monetary denomination. Printed marginal credits identify production details alongside the issue year at the base. The stamp was released in 1990 as recorded by the issuing authority Magyar Posta and is preserved in the collections of the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
The stamp was issued in connection with the XIV World Cup in association football (FIFA World Cup) by Magyar Posta in 1990.
Technical characteristics
- Country of provider
- Estonia
- Holding institution
- Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- postage stamp, football MM 1990
- Museum object number
- /401/item_XYNEGA54IOGNM6ORQ2WPGWD6QQ5RSF6Y
Catalogue references
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