Show Me Your Sports Stamps!

"Sticking it out" at Jeu de Tikhy (hockey), designed by S. Rodboon, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued by Laos on December 23, 1965 as one of a set of four stamps depicting popular Laotian pastimes, Scott No. 119.

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Here are images of the two stamps in a competition skiing set, designed by Finnish artist Aarne Karjalainen (1898-1965), engraved by, respectively, Stig Rönnberg and Reijo Achrén, and issued by Finland on February 1, 1958 to publicize the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958, which took place February 4-9 (cross country skiing only) and March 1 (nordic combined and ski jumping), in Lahti, Finland, Scott Nos. 354 & 355, Facit Nos. 493 & 494.

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Scott 2247.

Here are images of three sports stamps designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by Ivory Coast on December 23, 1961 to publicize the Abidjan Games, December 24-31, Scott Nos. 193-95.

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Swimming race


Basketball


Soccer
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Wrestling, printed by lithography, and issued by Mongolia on December 10, 1981 as one of a set of seven stamps publicizing International Women's Year (IWY), Scott No. 1228. Anyone here remember Andy Kaufman?

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Pole vault, designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued by France on September 11, 1970 to publicize the First European Junior Athletic Championships, Colombes, September 11-13, and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA), the governing body for the sport of athletics in France, Scott No. 1284, Y&T No. 1650.

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Wrestling, engraved and printed by American Bank Note Company, and issued by Ecuador on March 15, 1939 as one of a set of four stamps commemorating the First Bolivarian Games, held in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1938, Scott No. 380.

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Handball player, designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued by Andorra (French administration) on February 21, 1970 to publicize the 7th World Men's Handball Championship, held in France in 1970, Scott No. 195.

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Weight lifting, designed by Claude Durrens, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued for use in New Caledonia on June 24, 1971 as one of a set of stamps publicizing the Fourth South Pacific Games, held in Papeete, Tahiti, August 25 - September 5, Scott No. 391. Note: As usual, New Caledonia was the top medalling nation in this edition of the games, which are now simply called the Pacific Games.

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Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting various sports, designed and engraved (except as noted) by Georges Bétemps, and issued by Niger on April 11, 1963 to publicize the Dakar Sports Games, held in Dakar, Senegal, April 11-21, Scott Nos. 114-16.

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Swimming, engraved by Jacques Gauthier


Running


Volleyball

Swiss stone putting, a Europa stamp designed by Swiss artist Walter Haettenschweiler (1933- ), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Switzerland on May 4, 1981, Scott No. 700, plus a link to a YouTube video of this traditional sports event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLv0JlRRBo

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"Basque sports," designed by Saint-Pierre artist Michel Borotra, engraved by Eve Luquet, and issued by Saint Pierre & Miquelon on August 24, 1991, Scott No. 571.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting male wrestlers, designed by Czech artist Peter Oriesek (1941- ), combined engraved by Miloš Ondrácek and photogravure, and issued by Czech Republic on September 6, 1995 to publicize the 1995 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, held October 12-15 in Prague, Scott No. 2961.

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Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a pole vaulter, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued for use in New Caledonia and Dependencies on June 24, 1971 as one of a set of two stamps publicizing the 4th South Pacific Games, held in Papeete, Tahiti, Scott No. C82.

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