The online auction house Catawiki auctioned off a very rare panini album. Not only is this album extremely rare by itself, it’s the first World Cup sticker album from 1970, it is also signed 2 times by Pelé. It smashed the estimated price.

The album

This Panini album is over 50 years old and contains all the original stickers in a pristine condition. At the time one bag only contained 2 stickers, so it was very difficult to obtain them all. Moreover the individual stickers of this album are already changing owners for record prices. This complete album of 271 original images is a real collector’s item.

Some of the stars included were Dino Zoff, Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Jairzinho, Pelé, Teofilo Cubillas, Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller.

You may be interested to know that the full sticker set went for £5,050. In fact, the three biggest selling albums recently on eBay have all been Mexico ‘70. The cheapest of these went for £1,000, with 42 bids made.

The signatures

What makes it even more valuable is the fact that Pelé signed the cover as well as his sticker inside the album. Pelé was the star of the Word Cup in Mexico in 1970. He marked 4 goals, including one in the final against Italy. So it is a one of a kind.

The estimate

€ 4,000 – € 6,000

[update:] The record breaking price

€ 12,038

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