Description: This vibrant multi-colored postage stamp from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea features French football legend Just Fontaine. Produced as part of a tribute series for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, the central graphic layout captures an action sequence of a player in a blue jersey blasting a soccer ball with a full-extension volley across a green pitch. In the upper right quadrant, a circular portrait highlights a focused Fontaine set against the French tricolor flag and an illustrated golden Jules Rimet Trophy silhouette. Thick block typography reading "REP. DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL" spans the bottom and right borders, accented by a distinct "0.65 PESETA" face value window in the lower corner.
Circa: 1974
Condition: Hinged CTO
Notes:
The year "1958" printed on the stamp references the historic FIFA World Cup in Sweden where Just Fontaine scored a mind-boggling 13 goals in a single tournament—a legendary record that remains completely unbroken in international soccer.
Amazingly, Fontaine scored his historic 13-goal haul using a pair of borrowed soccer boots from his teammate Stéphane Bruey after his own pair wore out and split open just before the opening match.