Stamp Collector

Go for Goal in Gold

With the Euro 2024 European Football Championships taking place in Germany between 14 June and 14 July, I looked around for treasures in this thematic collecting area. To cut the story short, it was rather difficult to find issues that could be designated as substantial treasures, unless they were minted in precious metal.

Silver and gold

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