Croatia issues stamps honoring soccer team’s third-place finish at World Cup

Croatia”™s postal service has issued a new commemorative stamp block celebrating the third-place finish by the nation”™s soccer team at the World Cup in Qatar last month.

According to a Croatia Week report, the three postage stamps display the Croatian national team in their official kit and their welcome at Ban Josip Jelačić Square in Zagreb after the tournament. The block was printed in 30,000 copies, and the nominal value of each stamp in the block is 1.14 euros. Croatian Post also issued a commemorative envelope to accompany the philatelic release.

The team defeated Morocco by 2-1 on Dec. 17 to win the bronze medal in the World Cup. This is the second time that Croatia has honored its national soccer team on a commemorative stamp issuance ”“ the silver medal victory in the 2018 World Cup also resulted in a philatelic tribute.

Photo courtesy Croatia Post