Russia
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Width: 32 mm
Height: 32 mm
Perforation: Perforated 11.50 x 11.75
Catalog number:
Michel 2007
Scott 7493b
Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXIV
Stamp ID = 3251
Part of the "Sports Legends of Russia" series showing Vsevolod Bobrov
From www.sochi2014.com
Vsevolod Bobrov (1922-1979) - Soviet captain of football and hockey teams, awarded the Order of Lenin. He played for CDKA in the USSR championships from 1947 to 1957 for the Air Force of the Moscow Military District in 1950 -1953 and during the first two seasons was a player and coach at the same time. He played 130 matches and scored 254 goals. He played 25 games and scored 34 goals at the World Championships, European Championships and Olympic Games. In 1956, Vsevolod Bobrov was captain of the Olympic national hockey team which won gold medals. In total, he scored 332 goals, including 34 for the USSR national team.
Stamp shows Vsevolod Bobrov
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.