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VIDEOGAME STAMPS OF THE WORLD

he first stamp to feature a videogame dates back to 1988 with Pac-Man as Two years later in 1990 Israel issued a set of three stamps. Each one was devoted to an individual computer game, and Chess, Volleyball and Car Races were celebrated in all their 8-bit glory. The Nineties would see a few videogame stamps from unassuming nations like Uganda, Guernsey, Central African Republic and Palau, but the majority of these sets would not see the light of day until the turn of the century.

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