Russia
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Width: 32 mm
Height: 32 mm
Perforation: Perforated 11.50 x 11.75
Catalog number:
Michel 1896
Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXIV
Stamp ID = 3246
Part of the "Sports Legends of Russia" series showing Anatoly Firsov
From www.sochi2014.com
Anatoly Firsov (1941-2000) - Soviet hockey player, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, three-time Olympic champion and 8-time world champion. He played 474 matches and scored 344 goals against his opponents at national championships goal and played 67 matches and scored 66 goals at the World and Europe Championships and Olympic Games. He was recognized as best attacker at world and European championships four times.
Stamp shows Anatoli Firsov
From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page.
Russia (1857-)
Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 147,987,101 (1997 estimate). A country comprising the greater portion of eastern Europe and northern Asia.