Czechoslovakia
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There are 68 different cancels available commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) is the national governing body of ice hockey in the Czech Republic and one of the founding member associations of the International Ice Hockey Federation, founded in 1908. The cancel is in Czech and the bullseye is 28 mm in diameter and the banner is 36 mm x 24 mm. The 6 cities with years show the years that the Czech team won the tournament.

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PRAHA1947
STOCKHOLM1949
PRAHA1972
KATOVICE1976
VIDEN1977
PRAHA1985

Location: Ice Hockey Volume XLI

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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.