Moscow, Feb 7: Russia will issue 250,000 stamps depicting the wolf as a mascot for the FIFA World Cup 2018, the press office of the federal postal operator Post Office of Russia has said.
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"A postal bloc depicting the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will be released into postal circulation on February 7. The 102x71mm postal bloc containing a 30x42mm stamp at a par value of 100 rubles and issued with a circulation of 250,000 copies will be offered for sale at branches of the Post Office of Russia," the press office told Tass news agency on Monday, February 6.
The open voting held on October 21, 2016 announced the wolf called Zabivaka (the one who scores) as the winner of the contest.
The matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held between June 14 and July 15 at 12 stadiums located in 11 cities across Russia. Two of the stadiums are located in the Russian capital of Moscow.
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