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Curitiba – PR – Vista aerea da Sede Esportiva Presidente Jeronymo Benoni (Brazil)
The stadium for Sociedade Uniao Juventus, on an older card heavily aged and with a large name/address rubber-stamped on the back. Grade: 4
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Garanhuns – PE – Gerson Emery Stadium (Brazil)
If you Google “Gerson Emery,” you get many entries for the stadium but none (in English, at least) telling you who Gerson Emery was. The stadium, however, opened in 1930. The unused card is somewhat later than that. Grade: 2
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Irati – PR – Estadio Cel. Emilio Gomes (Brazil)
One of Brazil’s smaller stadiums, with a capacity (at that time) of 5,500 persons. Unused card, somewhat aging and with a very small notation on the back. Grade: 3
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Itabaiana – SE – Estadio Pres. Medici (Brazil)
The highly aged, unmailed card is not in great condition but how many cards are you going to find of this stadium? A person’s name and address are rubber-stamped on the reverse. Grade: 4
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João Pessoa – PB – Almeidao Stadium (Brazil)
Here’s a bit of Wikipedia information for you: “João Pessoa is the capital of Paraíba, a state in the northeast region of Brazil and home to 19th and 20th century Brazilian poets and writers … It took its current name in 1930 in homage to state president (governor) João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, who was assassinated on 26 July of that year. It is the state’s largest city.” Unused but significantly aged postcard. Grade: 3
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Juiz de Fora – MG – Panoramic view (Brazil)
Unused card with tape marks and spotting after having been removed from an album. The stadium is prominent in the photo but not specifically named in the caption. Grade: 4
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Juiz de Fora – MG – Vista Noturna do Estadio Municipal (Brazil)
Unused, older card. Grade: 1
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Londrina – PR – Estádio do Café (Brazil)
The real name of the stadium is Estádio Jacy Scaff. He was a former president of Londrina Esporte Clube. Its nickname, Café, comes from coffee being one of the most important goods exported by Londrina city. The unused card has one remaining photo corner firmly mounted on the upper right reverse, and album marks from the other missing three. Grade: 5
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Londrina – PR – multiple views (Brazil)
Apart from the airport and city view, the card shows a stadium. The printed caption says it is Estádio Vitorino Gonçalves Dias, but long ago someone crossed that out and changed the name to Estádio do Café. (They would know better than we do. No guarantees!) Unused card, highly aged, photo corner album marks, and a round green chop mark of what might be a football club logo. Grade: 4
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Londrina – PR – Estádio do Café, Jacy Scaff (Brazil)
Unused card still in good condition. The caption gives both names of the same stadium. Grade: 1
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Maceio – AL – O Trapichao stadium (Brazil)
Unused card with Portuguese and English captions. Aging noticeably. Grade: 2
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Natal – RN – Estádio Machadão (Brazil)
Unused card showing Estádio Machadão, whose official name is Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado. Grade: 1
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Palmeira – PR – Estadio Municipal Arlei Jose Corsi (Brazil)
We hope the matches played here are more exciting than the photo. They must be! Unused, slightly aging card. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, multiple views; Maracana Stadium
Unused card, and all these views including Maracana are identified in the Portuguese-language caption on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, Mario Filho Stadium – Maracana
This round postcard is unused but has two old bits of tape on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Maracana (Mario Filho Stadium) 101-22
Unused card; 101-22 is its own reference number. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Estadio do Maracana 101-07
Compare with our item #20203129, sort of a mirror image. This card (whose number 101-07 is its own reference) is embossed, and unused. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Maracanã Stadion
Yet another unused card, slight staining on the reverse. Its own reference number is 17, so as not to confuse. Grade: 3
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Air view of Maracanã Stadium RJ-229
Unused, aging card with captions in Portuguese and English. Grade: 2
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Rio de Janeiro – GB – Maracanã 93
Captioned in Portuguese, English, and French and claiming “biggest in the World”. No longer, but still the largest in Brazil at least. Unused card, heavily aged. Grade: 4
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Aerial view o (sic) the Mario Filho Stadium
Unused card captioned in Portuguese and English, with Maracanã described as “The biggest soccer arena in the world”. Aging somewhat, but still Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, Construção do Estádio do Maracanã (set of four)
We thought of listing these unused cards individually, but they belong together. They show the stadium’s construction in 1949 before the 1950 opening, though the cards themselves came out later. They have album marks on the backs. The set of four, Grade: 3
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Rio de Janeiro, Estádio General Severiano
Unused card showing a stadium that was first built in 1912, renovated, “reinaugurated” in 1938, but finally demolished in 1977. Aging card, but still Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho – Pacaembu
Unused, aging card with small brown album marks from photo corners on the reverse. Grade: 2
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São Paulo – SP – Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Unused, browning card with album marks on two opposite corners of the reverse. Grade: 3
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São Paulo – SP – Vista aerea do rio Tiete, Av. Marginal e estadio Alfredo Shuring (Brazil)
The good news and the bad news about Alfredo: he was well-liked enough to have a stadium named after him, but his name is spelled several different ways online and there is no particular consistency. The formal name of the stadium seems to be Estádio Alfredo Schürig. Unused card, aging slightly. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of the Sao Paulo Clube in the Morumbi District
Unused card. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Vista aerea do Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
This unused card’s internal reference number is 28. Aging, and with brown photo corner marks on opposite sides of the reverse. Grade: 3
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of the Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium (Morumbi)
Unused, aging card. Slight smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of Ibirapuera Gymnasium (Brazil)
Unused card with prominent stains from two photo corners on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Santa Fe de Bogota, El Campin Stadium (Colombia)
Unused card. Aging, otherwise unmarked. Grade: 1
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Copan ruins (Honduras)
We list this under “Stadiums” due to the caption: “Vista General de la Cancha del Juego de Pelota, Ruinas de Copan”. Not postally used, the card has a message from 1990 in the address area. Grade: 4
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Kaohsiung, The World Games Main Stadium (Taiwan)
Unused and hard-to-find card. Note also how they spell “Kaohsug” at the bottom. Grade: 1
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Adriatico Stadium, Pescara (Italy)
Not postally used, and with writing all over the reverse. Grade: 4
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National Stadium, Beijing
The front of this card is fine. The back has address labels affixed, pre-printed postage, two extra stamps, and two postmarks. Grade: 4
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Buenos Aires, Panoramic view of the city and Luna Park Stadium
Mailed in 1957, with stamp and part of the postmark. The card is significantly foxed (mottled with age) on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Buenos Aires, “Ciudad Deportiva” de Boca Juniors; Fuente y Confiteria “Neptuno”
Edicolor card 4.038, not postally used but with a message in the address area. Grade: 4
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Colonia, Plaza de Toros (Uruguay)
We went to Google, expecting to find the routine history of an old bull ring. We found that, but what’s more interesting is the current status. Have a look … this unused 4-1/2″ x 6-3/4″ card is aging and with minor spotting on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Roma – Il Colosseo
This is a very old, unused postcard, and it would be interesting to compare the detail with similar, newer cards. Grade: 2
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Pyongyang, May Day Stadium (DPR Korea)
Great photo of Rungrado 1st of May Stadium (May Day Stadium) in Pyongyang. The facility was completed in 1989. As for the unused card, it has a giant pre-printed stamp from 2011. Grade: 1