Thematic : Basketball On Stamps.

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Posted 03/14/2014 09:10 am

Women's basketball, designed by Hungarian artist Sándor Légrády (1906-1987), printed by photogravure, and issued by Hungary on December 2, 1950 as one of ten stamps in a sports set, Scott No. 923.

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Posted 04/08/2014 11:37 am

FIBA EuroBasket 1939

The third FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship was hosted by Lithuania in Kaunas Sports Hall.
The Lithuania became the European champion, Litva won silver medal and Poland won bronze medal.

EuroBasket 2013, Slovenia :https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#297154
EuroBasket 1989, Jugoslavia: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#303870
EuroBasket 1987, Greece: https://goscf.com/t/26898#26898
.......................................https://goscf.com/t/26898#267555
EuroBasket 1965, Moscow: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#273952

Edited by primoz - 04/08/2014 11:42 am

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Posted 04/13/2014 10:40 am

Here is an image of an engraved semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting men's basketball, designed by Masaru Kimura, and issued by Japan on October 10, 1962 to raise funds for the 1964 Olympic Games, Tokyo, Scott No. B19.

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Posted 05/02/2014 12:09 pm

FIBA Evrobasket 2009

The 36th FIBA EuroBasket the regional basketball championship was hosted by Poland.
The champion became team of Spain.

EuroBasket 2013, Slovenia :https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...age=2#297154
EuroBasket 1989, Jugoslavia: https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...age=2#303870
EuroBasket 1987, Greece: https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...=26898#26898
.......................................https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...26898#267555
EuroBasket 1965, Moscow: https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...age=2#273952
EuroBasket 1939, Lithuania: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#315321

Edited by primoz - 05/02/2014 12:21 pm

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Posted 05/18/2014 08:55 am

Basketball, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, 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. 392. 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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Posted 06/28/2014 11:51 am

FIBA Evrobasket 2011

The 37th men`s European Basketball Championship in 2011 was hosted by Lithuania.
The champion became team of Spain.

EuroBasket 2013, Slovenia: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#297154
EuroBasket 2009, Poland: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#318658
EuroBasket 1989, Jugoslavia: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#303870
EuroBasket 1987, Greece: https://goscf.com/t/26898#26898
.......................................https://goscf.com/t/26898#267555
EuroBasket 1965, Moscow: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#273952
EuroBasket 1939, Lithuania: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#315321

Edited by primoz - 06/28/2014 11:56 am

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Posted 07/13/2014 11:11 pm

ARGENTINA

1987 - X Pan-American Sports Games

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Posted 08/28/2014 12:44 pm

FIBA Evrobasket 2011

The 37th men`s European Basketball Championship in 2011 was hosted by Lithuania.

EuroBasket 2013, Slovenia: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#297154
EuroBasket 2011, Lithuania: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#325863
EuroBasket 2009, Poland: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#318658
EuroBasket 1989, Jugoslavia: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#303870
EuroBasket 1987, Greece: https://goscf.com/t/26898#26898
.......................................https://goscf.com/t/26898#267555
EuroBasket 1965, Moscow: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=2#273952
EuroBasket 1939, Lithuania: https://goscf.com/t/26898&whichpage=3#315321

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Posted 09/02/2014 10:31 am

Women's basketball, designed by Hungarian artist and engraver József Vertel (1922-1993), printed by photogravure, and issued by Hungary in 1964, Scott No. 1593.

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Posted 09/02/2014 11:59 am

Interesting. All these basketball issues and not one mention of the fact the game was invented by a Canadian.

jorgesurcl

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Posted 09/18/2014 7:13 pm

PERU
Olympic Games, London 1948...but overprinted and re-issued for Olympic Games, Melbourne 1956

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Posted 09/19/2014 2:34 pm

Quote:
CanadaStamp: Interesting. All these basketball issues and not one mention of the fact the game was invented by a Canadian.

Hi, CanadaStamp, see my post of James Naismith (1861- 1939): https://goscf.com/t/34660&whichpage=4#336511

Edited by primoz - 09/19/2014 2:35 pm

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Posted 09/27/2014 08:44 am

Street basketball, designed by Swiss artist Martin Eberhard (1949- ), printed by photogravure, and issued by Switzerland on September 8, 1998, Scott No. 1033.

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Posted 10/07/2014 4:47 pm

2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship for Men

The 2010 FIBA World Championship was hosted by Turkey.
Among 24 competing nations USA won gold medal, the second was Turkey, the third Lithuania.

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Posted 10/16/2014 08:00 am

Here are images of the two engraved stamps in a set issued by China (Taiwan) on November 20, 1963 to publicize the 2nd Asian Basketball Championships, held in Taipei, Scott Nos. 1377 & 1378.

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