Yugoslavia postage stamps year 1970 World Basketball Championships

Yugoslavia commemorated the 1970 FIBA World Basketball Championship with a postage stamp issued on April 25, 1970. This stamp, catalogued as Michel No. 1378, features a purple design depicting a basketball player in action. It was printed using steel engraving on gum paper, with a perforation of 12½ and a print run of 388,045 copies .

The 1970 FIBA World Championship, held from May 10 to 24, was the sixth edition of the tournament and the first to be hosted outside South America. Yugoslavia emerged as the champion, defeating Brazil in the final, with the Soviet Union securing third place .

This stamp not only serves as a piece of postal history but also as a testament to Yugoslavia’s significant achievement in the world of basketball during that era.