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![]() Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: 1996 Occasion: 1996 World Cup of Hockey,1996,Montreal,Canada Width: 170 mm Height: 117 mm Location: Ice Hockey Volume XIII Stamp ID = 6190 Part of a set of 8 different postcards issued by THE POSTCARD FACTORY, Markham, Ontario to promote the World cup of hockey held from Aug. 26 to Sept 14, 1996. The games were held in 9 different European and North American cities. Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Sweden, U.S.A. Russia and Slovakia participated. The Cup was won in Montreal with team USA beating team Canada 5-2. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page Canada (1851-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 29,123,194. An independent state within the British Commonwealth, occupying the northern part of North America.Courtesy of Alain Hebert. |