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Panini's Mexico 70 sticker album. This is the first WC collection ever released by Panini. This set is one of the most sought-after in this hobby and the priciest at the same time.
A complete album can be bought on online auction sites such as eBay for approximately 1500-5000$ depending on its condition.
It is good to know that Mexico 1970 was one of a kind set with a combination of cards and stickers in one. Actually it can be said that this set was more card then sticker set, since it contained only a few self-adhesive stickers.
Collection information :
- Cards/Stickers : 1-288
- Album : 50 pages
- Album size : 23 x 24 cm
Album Variations
Panini produced at least
three versions of Mexico 70:
- English version
- Italian Version
- International Version
English one, with the album priced at two shillings; a European one, which went primarily to West Germany, Spain and France; and an Italian one.
The English and European albums had similar covers. The Italian one was different. All are now rare, with the English edition the rarest of all.
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INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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ENGLAND EDITION
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ITALIAN EDITION
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Stickers and cards Mexico 70 Panini Variations
Since there is
plenty of information about the what are the differences in stickers and cards I will just list them bellow.
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Different sticker packets
International version
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English Version pack
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ITALIAN L20 VERSION
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Unknown variation
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omaggio version
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omaggio blank white version
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L20 BISVALIDA VERSION
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L20 Omaggio (do not have back photo)
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Extra stickers and merchandise
I do not have much information about this poster. So it would be good if anyone can provide more info on it.
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Additional resources for Mexico 70
Here are some good articles which can help you find out more about this collection:
Bellow is an
expert of an interesting article published by Hyder Jawad, BackPass magazine, page 62. Its about the reasons why Mexico 70 is so sought-after. Article goes even deeper by explaining how distribution of this collection worked in 1970, and how Panini UK and their distributors messed things up. Article also talks about piracy of this collection.
As you know no copying from other sites is allowed on this forum, but since there was no information on this online ,I typed out the part of the article and you can read it in full by clicking on the image bellow the part.
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Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and are contributing by adding information. Special thanks to Pete and
@Makhno for amazing efforts.
