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The GPO produced an official first day envelope, designed by John Denison-Hunt and depicting a football in the centre of a green background with the worlds ‘World Cup 1966’. It measured 61⁄2 inches (165mm) by 4 inches (102mm) and cost 6d. The cost of the GPO’s first day service (cover, stamps and first-day handstamp) was 5s 0d.
Hungary. 1966, Jun 6 World Cup 1966 issue (8 stamps) X. 20f. ltbl & multi. Jules Rimet & ball & trophy. X. 30f.
20 °C (68 °F) [1] ← 1962. 1970 →. The 1966 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 July 1966 to determine the winner of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth FIFA World Cup. [2] The match was contested by England and West Germany, with England winning 4–2 after extra time to claim the Jules ...
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The England Winners stamp was a fourpenny commemorative stamp issued in 1966 to mark England's victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The stamp was issued on the orders of the then Postmaster General Edward Short and created by a new printing of the lowest value of the three British 1966 FIFA World Cup stamps with the words ENGLAND WINNERS added.
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first ever World Cup title.
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On 30 July 1966, England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley Stadium in the World Cup Final; plans for producing a World Cup Victory stamp, however, were already well in hand. A memorandum to the PMG on 29 July states the GPO’s intention to produce the 4d World Cup stamp with the wording ‘England-Winners’ in the white space at the head of ...
