Spain-Big ms on World Cup football with calcograpgy

Big ms on World Cup football with calcograpgy

This cup is the star in the mini sheet Correos is dedicating to the national team's centenary. The stamp is presented with a chalcography engraving of the badge of “la Roja” –“the Reds”, as the national team is affectionately known– which is reproduced in red in the artist's proof that accompanies the issue.

Meaning of Chalcography----are engravings on copper plates used for printmaking and illustrations, although the term has also been used of engravings on any type of metal.