Czechoslovakia
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Occasion: 1987 Winter Universiade, 1987, Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia
Belongs to cancel group 11
There were 48 different cancels available throughout the 13th International Winter University Games tournament which ran from February 21 through February 28, 1987 in Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia. One cancel for each day of the tournament along with six different locations: Liptovsky Mikulas 1, Poprad 1, Strbske Pleso (with ID #1), Strbske Pleso (With ID #2), Demanovska Dolina and Spisska Nova Ves 1. The cancel was in Slovak and there are two shapes to the cancel: one cancel is 31 mm in diameter, the other cancel is 26 mm x 31 mm.
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Liptovsky Mikulas 1
26.2.1987
SVETOVA ZIMNA UNIVERZIADA
26.2.1987
SVETOVA ZIMNA UNIVERZIADA
Location: Ice Hockey Volume XLVI
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Czechoslovakia (1918-93)
Czechoslovakia's first stamps were issued in 1918, and its last regular postage stamp was issued Dec. 18, 1992. In total Czechoslovakia issued almost 2,900 postage stamps, about 170 semipostal stamps, 93 airmal stamps, three special delivery stamps, three personal delivery stamps, more than 100 postage due stamps, 15 Official stamps, two local Official stamps and about 35 newspaper stamps.