Postage stamp expo at Katara set to introduce fans to WC history

THE World Cup Postage Stamp Exhibition will open its doors to visitors at the Arab Postal Stamp Museum in Building No. 22 of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) on Wednesday.

The exhibition is one of the events organized by Katara in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. It includes more than 340 stamp panels from all over the world, including 280 panels about the FIFA World Cup tournaments from its first edition held in 1930 in Uruguay until the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The exhibition also includes a distinguished and rare collection of World Cup holdings, including souvenirs that are displayed for the first time with the participation of amateurs from Qatar, Italy and Brazil.

Director of the Qatar Club for Amateur Stamps And Coins Hussein Rajab Al Ismail said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the exhibition sees the participation of Brazilian and Italian amateurs, and two Qatari amateurs, in addition to the collections of the Club and the Arab Postal Stamp Museum.

He explained that the exhibition includes stamps of the World Cup football tournaments, issued since 1930 until now, in addition to a wide range of sports collectibles for famous players and referees which include original shirts, cups, balls, medals, commemorative figures and pictures from the various FIFA World Cup tournaments since the first edition.

He added that the exhibition also includes a large collection of old match tickets and letters from players to their fans. There is also a special pavilion for the stamps issued by Qatar Post for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

He explained that the exhibition is being held in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with the aim of introducing the fans and visitors to the history of the World Cup tournaments from its first edition until the current edition hosted by the State of Qatar, which have been documented through stamps.