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Football Fever

remarkable short lived set was issued in Turkey a decade ago and reached a substantial level. To announce the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, four square stamps with circular perforations, two each at 1.25 and 2.50 liras were released on 12 June 2014 (Mi 4120/23) (). However, only two weeks after the issue, they were withdrawn from sale. Only about 15,000 sets are said to

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