Left-Handers Of The World

August 13th marks International Left-Handers Day, a celebration of the unique traits and everyday challenges faced by left-handed individuals in a predominantly right-handed world.
Throughout history, left-handers were often subjected to prejudice, misunderstanding, and even outright discrimination.
Today, they represent approximately 10 to 15 percent of the global population,
and their ranks include a remarkable number of famous and influential figures—from artists and athletes to scientists and world leaders.

Great video and well done. You have very interesting and unusual collections. I remember I once read that Germany (If I remember correctly) issued stamp shows people working with their left hand and, later, the stamp was "corrected" and reissued shows the people working with their right hands.

Here is a sheetlet from Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croatian Administration) celebrating 2015 International Lefthanders Day

Hockey players in the NHL are predominantly left handed, even many of
the right wingers. LOL
For instance on the Toronto Maple Leaf 2024/2025 full roster out of 23 players,
18 shoot left including both goaltenders who catch left.
Here is a set from 2014 showing 1 player from each Original Six team before
the NHL expanded to 12 in 1968.

Canada Scott 2788 - 2793



As you can see 5 out of the six players are holding the stick left handed.
The only right hand shooter was the defenceman Tim Horton who
played almost his whole career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Jacques Secrétin (1949–2020)

A left-handed French table tennis player. He was selected for the French national team at the age of 13 and became one of the most successful table tennis players in French history. He is depicted on the stamp with Claude Bergeret (1954–) when they won the mixed doubles gold medal at the World Table Tennis Championships in Birmingham.

In addition to the US stamp commemorating Jimi Hendrix, noted in the OP's video, I would add Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney to the left-handed all star band. Here they are, with two other fellows, on several of Great Britain's 2007 issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of their little group.

Albert Einstein

The claim that he was left-handed is a myth.
He wrote with his right hand (as seen on the stamp),
played the violin in the standard manner, and showed no preference for using his left hand in other activities.
His name appears on lists of famous left-handed individuals by mistake.

Neale Fraser (1933 - 2024)

He was an Australian tennis legend who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1960 and back-to-back U.S. Championships in 1959 and 1960.
He remains the last man to achieve the rare "triple crown" - winning singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, which he accomplished twice at the U.S. Nationals.

World Men's Handball Championship

was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden from March 10 to 20, 1993. Russia won the championship.

Does anyone know who the left-handed player is on the stamp?

It's Per Carlén

vicaf60 thanks

I found his picture similar to the one on the stamp.

The third stamp in this mini sheet from Guinea features David Robinson of the US team in the final match at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

His counterpart seems to be a left-hander.

zomirp, you might be luckier to identify him - it's a player from the Yugoslavian team

This souvenir sheet from Guinea issued in 2007 features Károly Takács in the margin, a Hungarian pistol shooter who won a gold medal in 25 m rapid fire pistol shoointing at the Olympic Games in 1948 and 1952.

He was not a natural left-hander, but in 1938, his right hand was badly injured when a faulty grenade exploded. To continue his shooting career, he had to switch to shooting with his left hand.