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Very good Nethryk.  As I had it, Apollo, The God of Archery. |
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| Edited by rod222 - 11/20/2012 11:12 pm |
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Apollo's twin sister Artemis, the goddess of Archery
is celebrated on an 1986 Greek stamp 50 drachma.
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Bow hunter, designed and engraved by Raoul Serres, and issued for use in Togo on October 6, 1947, Scott No. 313. - nethryk  |
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"The Bowman," by B. Gombosuren, printed by lithography, and issued by Mongolia on July 11, 1968, Scott No. 492. - nethryk  |
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Three archers and target, designed by Chun Hee-ban, printed by photogravure, and issued by (South) Korea on October 8, 1971 to publicize the 52nd National Athletic Meet, Scott No. 798. - nethryk  |
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Israel's contribution to the subject: 1) From the Zodiac set of 1961. Sagittarius  2) From the Holidays set of 1961. Bar Kokhva (The 132 A.D. rebbelion against the Romans)  3) From the definitives set. 1997 - Archery  4) 2006: From the "Crusaders" set  |
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| Edited by Seahorse - 12/18/2012 1:45 pm |
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Spot the error on number 3 ?
...and a left handed bowman on number 4
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| Edited by rod222 - 12/19/2012 07:38 am |
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Rod,
Nice! I would never spot these ones. Saw so many of these stamps and lost my ability to see the details.
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Seahorse - Nice stamps! rod222 - Good eye! Here is an image of a stamp depicting a bowhunter petroglyph, Tenses (Adrar), designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Mauritania on October 24, 1966, Scott No. 216. - nethryk  |
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Traditional archer, printed by photogravure, and issued by Bhutan on June 6, 1972 to publicize the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany, Scott No. 147A. - nethryk  |
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Archery, printed by photogravure, and issued by Poland on March 31, 1980 to publicize the XXII Olympiad, Moscow, Scott No. 2381. - nethryk  |
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Boy with bow and arrow playing "Red Indian," semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by Win van der Salm, printed by lithography, and issued by Netherlands on November 16, 1959 as one of a set of five stamps benefiting the Child Welfare Fund, Scott No. B337. - nethryk  |
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Archery, printed by lithography, and issued by Malagasy on June 30, 1992 to publicize the Summer Olympic Games held in Barcelona, Spain, Scott No. 1074. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Romanesque painting of an archer in Sant Martí de la Cortinada, a 12th-century church in Cortinada, Andorra, designed and engraved by Eugène Lacaque, and issued by Andorra (French administration) on September 24, 1983, Scott No. 319. - nethryk  |
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Wonderful thread, Nethryk. One of my sons decided to do his 4-H archery project using stamps/covers. We have been using this thread as a reference. Many thanks! This isn't a stamp, but does fit in with the archery theme:  Robin Hood is a favorite in our house! |
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