Date of issue : January 24, 2000 Size : 47 x 27 mm. Paper : Thermal self adhesive - multicoloured  Imprint : Thermal on black Imprint varieties : 6 ( Mobba and Epelsa with 4, 5 and 6 digits ) Design : FNMT Printer : FNMT. Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre Printing : 50.000.000 of labels

In January 28, 29, 30 and 31 of 2000 the LXIV edition of the Basketball Royal Cup was celebrated in the pavilion of sports Araba Arena of Vitoria - Gasteiz ( Álava ), organized by the Spanish Basketball Association Clubs ( ACB ). 
In this edition the champion was the team of the ADECCO ESTUDIANTES, who won in the last match to the PAMESA VALENCIA by 73 to 63. 

The philatelic association of Álava requested to Spanish Post the issue of a label or ATM, as well as a Championship commemoratives Maximum Card and special postmark. 

The January, 24 the commemorative label appeared , that represents the emblem of the Championship with the traditional image, so popular in Vitoria, of the four church towers of San Pedro, San Vicente, San Miguel and Santa Maria.
 

	The Maximum Card includes, also, the image of the Championship poster and the sponsor emblems. It's franked with the stamp "Vive la naturaleza" ( Lives the nature ) from the 2nd. set of Correspondencia Epistolar Escolar ( Scholastic Epistolar Correspondence ). The printing was 5,000 Cards of value A and catalogue number (01-2).

 

The January, 28 temporary mail settled, where the commemorative postmark was used that represents a ball of basketball covered by the band "Copa del Rey" ( Royal Cup ).