Bull's-Eye! - Archery On Stamps

One of my favorite outdoor sports is archery. In this thread, please post images of your stamps depicting anything to do with bows and arrows. To start things off, here are images of five stamps that I would consider right on target.

- nethryk

Archer using a hunting bow, designed by Belgian artist Émile Vloors (1871-1952), engraved and printed by American Bank Note Company, and issued for use in Belgian Congo in 1923, Scott No. 98, SG No. 129.


Woman archer, printed by photogravure, and issued by Indonesia on May 15, 1996 to publicize the Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Scott No. 1653.


Traditional archer, printed by lithogravure (Harrison & Sons), and issued by Bhutan (where archery is the national sport) on May 16, 1962, Scott No. 3, SG No. 2.


Woman archer, designed by Czech artist Jan Cerny, engraved by Jan Mrácek, and issued by Czechoslovakia on April 30, 1957 to publicize the World Archery Championships, held in Prague, Scott No. 798, SG No. 975.


Ancient Greek archer, designed by Hungarian artists Sándor Légrády and J. Zsigmond, printed by photogravure, and issued by Hungary on August 21, 1960 to publicize the Olympic Games, held in Rome, Italy, Scott No. 1328, AG No. 1685.

Sorry, you missed the target with that heading. The archer shoots for the gold at the centre of the target. Bull's-eyes are for guns.
I have an accumulation of archery stamps, due to my family's involvement in the sport, so I will be interested to see what other people have.

At one time, I too was in to archery.

While I do not collect sports stamps per se, I do collect martial arts on stamps. I recently obtained these stamps but have not yet done the research on them but bought them in the hopes that they are examples of the martial arts sport of Kyu-do (Way of the Bow).

Forgive me with the size of the first stamp but, I tried different settings and it would not vary.

At any rate, they certainly fit in to the archery topic.

Chimo

Bujutsu

I just found this site and it also contains cancellations with archery as well.

I also made another milestone with my last posting and hit 2000. Yahoo!

http://www.judostamps.org/judostamp...laneous.html

Chimo

Bujutsu

Archer's ready ,aim fire in coming mail. you got mail.

US to Hong Kong Cover with "Target" killers.

The Arrowhead.

San Bernandino California.
Naturally occuring geological feature.

Near San Bernandino is a naturally formed arrowhead-shaped rock formation on the side of a mountain. It measures 1375 feet by 449 feet. According to the Native American legend regarding the landmark arrowhead, an arrow from heaven burned the formation onto the mountainside in order to show tribes where they could be healed. During the mid-19th century, "Dr." David Noble Smith claimed that a saint-like being appeared before him and told of a far-off land with exceptional climate and curative waters, marked by a gigantic arrowhead. Smith's search for that unique arrowhead formation began in Texas, and eventually ended at Arrowhead Springs in California in 1857. By 1889, word of the springs, along with the hotel on the site (and a belief in the effect on general health of the water from the springs) had grown considerably. Hotel guests often raved about the crystal-clear water from the cold springs, which prompted Seth Marshall to set up a bottling operation in the hotel's basement. By 1905, water from the cold springs was being shipped to Los Angeles under the newly created "Arrowhead" trademark.


Robin Hood...(Man in tights)

Flyspecking..
Adjacent to Robin's beard,
there is an issue from Republique du Niger
of Robin about to loose an arrow.

Bull's Eye with a twist,
Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex (my homeland)
copping an arrow in the eye.
One of three English Kings to die in battle.

1898 Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287).

Postcard :
This fellow's son really appreciated his markmanship.





Czech matchbox cover (was B.o.b)

SGE0581 (1934) TE121 10c express letter [0m1] indian archer .jpg



...and some light humour,
as we go to intermission....

I was just sorting some new Switzerland last night, so here's the obvious items.

William Tell's Son, 1907, Sc #126-128



1909, Type I Sc #146-148



1910, Type II Sc #149, 150, 152



1911, Type III Sc #153, 157



And my favorite Tell (so far) from the lot, baby blue, with grilled gum, Sc #156a



Also, here's Dad, 1914 Sc #167a, 170, 172

You gotta love the Swiss, beautiful Postmarks.

Guatemala airmail Scott #C202