Show Me Your Sports Stamps!

Here are images of the four gymnastics events airmail stamps in a set designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued by Niger on October 26, 1979 to publicize the 17th World Gymnastics Championships, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then a part of Yugoslavia), Scott Nos. C137-40.

- nethryk

Parallel bars


Vaulting


Flying jump (Note that Bétemps's name is printed upside down in the bottom left corner of this stamp!)


Rings

Here are some from this years 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup issued by Canada Post.



















I have previously written about this set at my blog.

Alyn

alyn - Welcome to SCF! And thanks for your interesting post. I for one had no idea that the origins of the Grey Cup went back so far.

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a runner holding a torch and a palm branch, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Central African Republic on December 24, 1962 to publicize the Tropics Cup Games, held in Bangui, Scott No. C9. Nice six-pack!

- nethryk

volleyball in Czechoslovakia 1958 SC#841



Rowing in Mexico 1968 SC#C336



Also the Olympic torch lighting, part of the Diego Rivera designed 1968 Olympic set, one of which was shown on page 13 of this thread.
SC#C320

Darts, printed by photogravure (Austrian State Printing Works, Vienna), and issued by Yemen on March 30, 1964 as one of a set of stamps depicting local sports, Scott No. 6401. Note: Despite the five interlocking rings included in the design of this stamp, darts is definitely not an official Olympic sport.

- nethryk

(The Onion?) news flash: International Olympic Committee drops wrestling from the Olympic Games! Many ancient Greeks are no doubt spinning in their graves.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting traditional wrestlers, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by Senegal on September 30, 1961, Scott No. 201.

- nethryk

1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles, California-








-IBFS

Those last 3 should be in the TRAINS thread! :-)

Hammer throw, printed by photogravure, and issued by Brazil on September 13, 1963 to publicize the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade (World Student Games), held in Porto Alegre, Scott No. 964.

- nethryk

Hopefully not a duplicate:

Some American greats of Golf.

Scott USA 2377 issued 13 Jan 1988



Scott 1932 and 1933 issued 22 Sep 1981

Here are images of the seven stamps in a sports set, printed by photogravure, and issued by Egypt (UAR) on July 23, 1960, Scott Nos. 505-511. Note: These stamps do not "sport" the official Olympics five rings logo, just a cheap knock-off.

- nethryk

Weightlifting


Basketball


Soccer


Fencing


Rowing


Steeplechase


Swimming

New Zealand 1991 Phila Nippon world stamp exhibition - 19191 Rugby World Cup

I have several of these both mint and franked.

Water ski slalom, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France on August 31, 1963 to publicize the World Water Skiing Championships, Vichy, Scott No. 1073, Y&T No. 1395. Nice abs!

- nethryk

Here are images of the three engraved stamps in a set depicting the "Ever Onward" emblem of the 2nd Asian Games and, respectively, the discus throw, swimming and boxing, and issued by Philippines on May 31, 1954 to publicize the Games, held in Manila, Scott Nos. 610-12.

- nethryk