World Cup 2010 stamp

According to Gibbons Stamp Monthly, "As the dust settles following Italy’s triumph at World Cup 2006 in Germany, 2010 hosts South Africa have issued a new stamp [shown at left]to commemorate their staging of the next finals."

"Students at the Pretoria Open Window Art Academy were asked to submit designs for the new issue, however they were given strict instructions not to use images of football players, any team logos or colours and the stamp had to have an educational theme."

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