Celebrate 2010 World Cup with stamps
2010-04-29
NINE SADC countries have jointly launched a stamp to celebrate the FIFA Soccer World Cup starting on 11 June in South Africa. The stamps will be for sale at post offices across Southern Africa. The World Cup postage stamp series is an exclusive gold foil souvenir sheet, consisting of nine postage stamps, as well as a First Day Cover and information sheet. The souvenir sheet will be released in each of the nine participating countries in their own denomination. The designs feature a graphic image of soccer players in action, as well as a soccer ball, the national flag of each country and last but not least: Zakumi – the official mascot specially designed for the FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The name ‘Zakumi’ is a composition of ‘ZA’ standing for South Africa and ‘kumi’, which translates into ‘10’ in various languages across Africa. The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup will kick off in South Africa on 11 June in Johannesburg, where South Africa will play Mexico in the first Group A encounter. The final match will also be played in Johannesburg exactly one month later on 11 July.
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