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Estadi F.C. Barcelona (Spain)
Mailed from Russia (not Spain!) in 2014, with two stamps and large postmark. Grade: 3
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Hamburg, AOL Arena (Germany)
Three different stamps, postmark, and trilingual Priority label on this card mailed in 2014. Some postal creasing. Grade: 2
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Valencia, Camp de Mestalla stadium (Spain)
Mailed in 2014, the front of the card is fine but the back has stickers on top and bottom. Stamp, postmark, and orange postal barcoding are there. Grade: 4
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Calgary (AB) Saddledome (Canada)
Mailed in 2014 with stamp, large full postmark, and Air Mail sticker affixed. Grade: 1
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Schöne Grüße aus Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz-Arena (Germany)
A great stadium postcard, mailed in 2014 with one stamp and one coloured meter label, and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Helsinki – The Olympic Stadium (Finland)
Made ready for the Games in 1952. The card was mailed in 2014, with stamp, illegible postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Ukraine, multiple views
Views from Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Two of these are available, in identical conditions, with three stamps and two postmarks. One was mailed in 2013, the other in 2014. The Olympic National Sports Complex takes pride of place. Grades: 1
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Chicago, Wrigley Field (Illinois, USA)
Unused. Grade: 1
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The Astrodome, Houston (Texas)
“The world’s first domed, air-conditioned sports stadium,” along with other facts in the caption of this unused card. Grade: 1
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Kansas City, multiple views (Kansas, USA)
Those multiple views include unnamed facilities for auto racing, soccer, baseball … Unused card. Grade: 1
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Sochi, Adler Arena (Russia)
Long (4″ x 7-3/4″) card mailed in 2014, with a large stamp adjacent to B&W pre-printed postage, and partial postmark. Address label affixed. Grade: 4
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Beijing, stadium
Popularly known as Bird’s Nest stadium, on an uncaptioned card mailed in 2013, with large stamp and postmark and red Par Avion chop. Grade: 1
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Pompei – Anfiteatro (Italy)
Unused C. Cotini card No. 12, with album marks on all four corners. Grade: 3
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Helsinki, Finnish National Opera and The Olympic Stadium
Mailed in 2014, this card has a large stamp, two postmarks, and blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 1
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Houston, The Astrodome (Texas, USA)
Opened in 1965, the facility is still there and has been a puzzle for the city ever since the original tenants, a baseball team, moved out in 1999. The card has serrated edges, is significantly aging, and was mailed in the early 1970s with 8-cent stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 3
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Grüße aus der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Imtech Arena (Germany)
Mailed in 2014, with three different stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Unidentified, PR China
We can see this card came from the post office at Tiananmen Square, but, sorry, we don’t know which stadium this is. (It is identified in Chinese on the front.) The card has one perforated edge, and looks like a lottery card, so it may have been part of a set, or had a stub. Regardless, it was mailed in 2013 and has four stamps and two official postmarks alongside a bilingual red Par Avion chop and another large red 60th anniversary logo in the message area. Grade: 1
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Brasilia, multiple views with Estádio Bezerrão
Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, usually known as Bezerrão, and Memorial JK on this unused card. Grade: 1
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Sao Paulo, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Brazil)
Unused card whose message area is fully printed with information about the Club. Grade: 1
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FIFA World Cup 2014 – Brazil Stadiums
Unused card showing Mane Garrincha and Beira Rio Stadiums, and Amazonia Arena. Grade: 1
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Cidades Sedes – Copa do Mundo 2014 – Brasil
Nice unused card showing, and identifying, all 12 stadiums. The message area is fully captioned in Portuguese and English. Grade: 1
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Andradas – MG – Estadio Municipal Juscelino Kubitschek (Brazil)
Unused card, minor aging and handling marks on the back, with a long caption in Portuguese. Grade: 2
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Aracaju – SE – multiple views (Brazil)
Unused card whose views include Jose Sarney Beach, and Estadio Lourival Batista (O Batistao). Two small circular stains on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Aracaju – SE – Est. Lourival Baptista
Unused card with views of Praia de Atalaia, Av, Rio Branco e Ivo do Prado, and Estadio Lourival Baptista. Grade: 2
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Araras – SP – Aerial view, and Estadio Dr. Herminio Ometto (Brazil)
Unused card with many sponsors. Aging a bit. Grade: 2
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Vitoria da Conquista – BA – Estadio Lomanto Junior (Brazil)
Unused card with some staining on both sides. Grade: 4
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Barra Mansa – RJ – Estadio Pref. Ismael de Souza (Brazil)
Unused card with two small circular stains on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Bauru – SP – multiple views (Brazil)
Unused card with four views identified in the reverse caption: international airport, Igreja Tenrikyo de Dendotnyo, a shopping center, and Estadio Alfredo de Castilho (E.C. Noroeste). So you have several categories to choose from. Grade: 1
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Bauru – SP – Estadio Distrital Horacio Alves Cunha (Brazil)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Mineirinho – Pampulha (Brazil)
Unused, somewhat aging card with small circular stains on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Igreja de Sao Francisco e Mineirinho – Pampulha (Brazil)
Unused, aging card with a small water stain on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Estadio “Mineirinho” aerial view 15 (Brazil)
Unused card with two small stains on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Estadio Magalhaes Pinto
Unused card in excellent condition. Grade: 1
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto – MINEIRAO (Brazil)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Belo Horizonte – MG – multiple views (Brazil)
Unused card showing Igreja Boa Viagem, Lago Parque Municipal, Lagoa da Pampulha (with Mineirinho/Mineirao, and Av. Afonso Pena. Two small stains on the aging reverse. Grade: 3
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Estadio do Mineirao e Mineirinho (Brazil)
Big and little on one unused card with two small water-type stains on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Mineirinho, Mineirao e Igreja de Sao Francisco, Pampulha (Brazil)
Unused, aging card with three focal points. Grade: 2
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Blumenau – SC – Aerial View of Downtown with Sport Club Blumenau Stadium (Brazil)
Not postally used; the front is good, but the reverse is a mess of rubber-stamped addresses and writing. Grade: 4
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Braco do Norte – SC – multiple views (Brazil)
The three views on this unused card include Igreja Matriz Nosso Senhor do Bom Fim; Estadio Municipal Lauro Koch; and a partial view of Rua Felipe Schmidt. Slight staining in two spots on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Campinas – SP – Moises Lucarelli Stadium 04 (Brazil)
Unused card with two small circular stains on the back, maybe from an album. Grade: 3