Release Date: July 22 1968
Format: single
Face value 2.30 s
Color blue
Perforation: 13.5
Printing Style: Engraved-recess printing
Design: Adalbert Pilch
Artist: Georg Wimmer
Printed by: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei
Michel: 1257, Yvert: 1090, Scott: 807, SG: 1516
The 1968 University Winter Games, the "Olympic Games"
of international university sports, took place from
January 21 to 28, 1968 in Innsbruck, the capital
of the province
of Tyrol. Its programme was the most
comprehensive
of any Winter University Games ever. The Games were held in three centres, one for Alpine
sports, one for Nordic events, and one for skating competitions. The latter venue was the Olympic stadium built
for the 1964 Winter Olympic Games, where the University Games were also inaugurated. Approximately 800
athletes and
officials from more than 30 countries participated in the events. They were housed close to the
sports grounds. The organisational committee composed
of representatives
of the City
of Innsbruck, the
province
of Tyrol, the federal republic and the Austrian Student´s Association was assisted in its work by the
sports federations and the Austrian federal army. The University Games are events for individual athletes and
teams - a meeting-point for students from all over the world. However, the participating countries as such do
not compete, which means that, contrary to Olympic Games, there are no national scores assigned. However,
the University Games are held in true Olympic spirit, forbidding any form
of discrimination against countries or
individuals. Only amateurs may participate in University Games. The stamp motif shows the Berg Isel ski-jump
with the Northern Alpine Ridge in the background.
Posted 11/02/2012 6:02 pm
