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This inland cover from the United Arab Emirates was cancelled on January 1st, 1990 - a good date to celebrate the NEW YEAR !
The results of these championships were the following:
1) Brazil
2) Soviet Union
3) Bulgaria
4) Iran
5) Puerto Rica
6) South Korea		 7) Argentina
8) Japan
9) Germany (FRG)
10) Czechoslovakia
11) Qatar
12) United Arab Emirates

Its Volleyball connection is a cachet cancel on the reverse side of the cover which was used for the 1st World Youth Men’s Volleyball Championships 1989, held in Dubai, UAE, from December 30th, 1989 to January 7th, 1990. It exists in red, black and dark blue colour.
19891230a.jpg (26561 bytes) 19891230b.jpg (18651 bytes) 19891230c.jpg (21381 bytes)

 

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