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Number 2 November - December 1977 Volume 16

Corrado Manciol i -- Des igner of Sport Stamps by Dino Pla tone

and edited by: Joe Schirmer, Associa te Editor

Introduction: Due to the extreme length of the original article entitled "An Exceptional Documentation; Sketches; Studies; Essays; & Proofs of Corrado Mancioli", Which was published in the April 1976 edition of ll Nvovo Corriere Filatelico, and the large amount of technical date and artistic problems discussed; which were of no interest to the Olympic & Sports collector or the SPI membership. It was decided to retain only the data that pertained to sports and Olympic stamps i.: hich we feel will be of more benefit to our membership. I wish to thank my good friend Bro. Camillus Casey, OSF of St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY who did the major translation of the original article. The original theme of the article is maintained wherever possible, except where in the interests of clarity and con­tinuity, your editor took the liberty and re-wrote accordingly.

Corrado Mancioli who was born on the 23rd of June 1904 of Italian parents , managed in a short 13 years; to create 300 des igns for which 332 stamps were printed for the Italian Pos ta l Authorities, the Republic of San Marino and Somalia. When he died on Sept. 20, 1968, he had made 2 des igns for the 1968 World Cycling Races , but he died never knowing that the government of San Marino would not use his des igns .

Mancioli who started life as a civil engineer and worked in this field until 1930 when he real ized that there was l i t t le money to be earned in this field. So he turned to art and designing. Even with this late start in the complicated field of arts and design, he made a last ing impression on the philatel ic productions of the Italian countr ies . In a bit over 10 years Mancioli managed to make 131 des igns for 152 stamps for San Marino, and for 10 years was the "o f f i c i a l " designed for Somalia for whom he created 139 designs for 147 stamps. For his native Italy, he created but 30 des igns for 33 stamps. When Mancioli started to design in 1930 he entered the field by designing sports pos ters for CONI, and in a short time, added, medals , diplomas and badges all for CONI.

The majority of h is des igns were printed by the rotogravure method, but there were a few that were engraved.

Giovanni Vicini, who was the Phi la te l ic Consultant to the Republic of San Marino was visi t ing the well known and st i l l living Italian collector and writer; Guiseppe Sabelli Fioret t i , and happened to see two designs for stamps that Mancioli had left there. And from this simple beginning came one of the most prolific des igners of I talian area stamps in th is century.

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Mancioli was a very learned man in the field of art and a very precise worker who designed with precision, c leverness , and with a desi re to have all de ta i l s of h is design perfect. He could often pose in the various sports motions before a large mirror, and then copy the de ta i l s . He had a hugh library of photographs which he kept for studying de ta i l s . He always s t ressed the importance of the in­scr ipt ions on stamps, and would spend many hours on th is detai l . Enzo Diena, the famous I tal ian dealer and authority on forgeries (now deceased) once said that Mancioli p o s s e s s e d one of the greatest knowledge of printing and painting that he had ever seen. And the unusual thing that with all h i s knowledge of sports he had a great pass ion for the simple sport of cycling.

His first Olympic design was i s sued on 26 June 1955 by San Marino for the Ex­hibition of Olympic Stamps and h i s las t design right before he died was i ssued 10 May 1968 for Somalia and cal led "Hunt ing Animals" . Other favorite des igns were his "His tory of Hunt ing" for San Marino and also h i s "Modern Hunting". His las t design for San Marino was the " J o u s t i n g and Tournament" i ssue . It is to be noted that all these s e t s contained 10 s tamps, which in i t s self shows the hard work Mancioli placed into his des igns . He never got over the fact that in the 60 lira stamp of the " J o u s t i n g and Tournament" set , it was discovered that the horses were moving in a different than normal direction. This " t e c h n i c a l " error did upset him, and he was never to forget it.

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SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: VICE-PRESIDENT: SEC-TREASURER: DIRECTORS:

AUCTIONS: MEMBERSHIP: SALES DEPT:

John La Porta, 3604 S. Home Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402 Leonard K. Eichorn, 4331 Baintree Rd., University Hgts., Ohio 44118 William F. Brown, 1408 N. Fenton Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 Robert M. Bruce, 1457 Cleveland Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691 Rex Haggett, 27 Meadow Close, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, ENG.. George C. Kobylka, P.O. Box 159, Berwyn, IL 60402 I Sherwin D. Podolsky, 16035 Tupper St., Sepulveda, CA 91343 Olech W. Wyslotsky, 55 Glenwood Ave., East Orange, NJ 07017 Margaret A. Jones, 3715 Ashford-Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Ado Scoggin, 1345 Sleepy Hollow, Coshocton, Ohio 43812

Sports Philatelists International is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study and collecting of postage stamps and related collateral material dealing with sports (including Olympics) and recreation and to the promotion of international understanding and good-will through mutual interest in philately and sports. Its activities are planned and carried on entirely by the unpaid, volunteer services of its members. All members in good standing receive the bi-monthly issue of Journal of Sports Philately. The dues for regular membership are $5.00 per year with a one time admission fee of $1.00- Membership applica­tions may be obtained from Margaret A. Jones, 3715 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.

Tim EDITOR: John La Porta, 3604 S. Home Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402 ASSOCIATE William F. Brown, 1408 N. Fenton Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 EDITORS: Robert M Bruce, 1457 Cleveland Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691

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NOTE: The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and they do not necessarily represent those of the editor, the officers of SPI or the position of SPI itself. All catalogue numbers quoted in this publication are from Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue unless specifically stated otherwise. SPI and JSP do not guaran­tee advertisements, but accept copy in good faith, reserving the right to reject objectionable material.

Mrs. Nella Ghersi, his wife, and two of his c lose friends; Enzo Diena and Sabelli Fioretti were interviewed by Dino Platone before he wrote the original article. In closing, devotion to philately i s shown by a man who loved not only philately but sports; and left with the philatelic world many beautiful designs. He designed many i s sues for the Italian countries and while his sports output did not compare in any manner with his other designs, he was a true sports lover and a man to whom all philately owes a debt of gratitude.

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LETS POOL OUR OLYMPIC AND SPORTS KNOWLEDGE

E d i t e d by Edward B. E p s t e i n

Sports and Olympic phi la te l i s t s have, collect ively, a great deal of knowledge, which when pooled, can be of mutual benefit. Quest ions concerning sports and Olympic philately will be assigned a number and published in JSP . Responses to quest ions will be printed in subsequent i s s u e s . Address all quest ions and answers to your editor: Edward B. Epstein, Pa te rson Board of Education, 33 Church St., Paterson, NT 07505 U.S.A.

A—42 By kind permission of Minkus Stamp Journal the following information con­cerning the Dec. 9, 1966 i ssue of Siam (Thailand) national sports (460—63) is extracted from Olga Lindberg 's article "Games of Tha i l and" in vol. 4 No. 3, 1959 of Minkus Stamp Journal:

THAI BOXING is completely different from boxing in other parts of the world. The contes tan ts , dressed in traditional shorts and colored head bands, first offer up prayers to invoke the d ie t ies to render them ass i s t ance . Then each per-formes a s tyl ized dance pantomine to show his individual style, and to str ike fear into the heart of h is opponent. During the main bout the boxers bat t le savage­ly using f is ts , knees , elbows, feet and heads , and all of th is is accompanied by weird oriental music on a pipe and two long drums. Thai boxing bouts are held several t imes a week in the Rajdamnern and Lumpini stadiums in Bangkok.

TAKRAW is another traditional Thai sport. Played with a ball of woven wicker, woven of 8 or 10 ply rattan and having a circumference of not more than 16 inches and weighs between 150 and 200 grams. The object of the game is to keep the bal l in motion, hit t ing it with any part of the body - the instep, heel , knee, shoul­der, forearm or head, but not with the hands. When the hands touch the ball it i s " d e a d " . A popular variation of the game is cal led "Hoop Takrow" in which a team of seven men stand in a circle and try to gain a high score by hitt ing the bal l through a suspended hoop. This i s similar to basketbal l except the hoop is sus ­pended vertically. Another variation is cal led "Ne t Takraw", played by opposing teams over a net similar to Badminton. School children play Tarrow, univers i t ies and col leges hold Takraw tournaments but the most popular contes t s are held on the Pramane Ground, an open meadow in the center of Bangkok near the Royal P a l a c e grounds.

In KITE FLYING there are two bas ic s ty les of k i tes - the Chula, or male kite which is sturdily constructed of thin paper s tretched on a heavy bamboo frame. It is large and resembles a star in shape, and often is elaborately decorated. The Pakpao, or female kite, is smaller and shaped like a diamond, with a long, starched white-cloth tai l . The male kite is equipped with barbs with which to snag the fragile Pakpao and haul her to the ground. The Pakpao is i s decept ively dainty. It carr ies a loop with which she attempts to ensnare the Chula and in the hands of a skillful flyer this tiny kite has great agility, and is a dangerous adver­sary. Sometimes the str ings of the k i tes are rubbed with glue and ground g l a s s , and then the object is to cut the opponen t ' s kite string in the air. Kite flying re­quires end less pract ice , skill and strength.

POLE FIGHTING, OR CUDGEL PLAY, in which the contes tants use a long pole vs . a short pole, is another ancient sport originating in early t imes when soldiers fought with pole or spear. Although not as popular as they once were, con tes t s are s t i l l held in many vi l lages in Thailand and are popular at fairs, fes t iva ls and celebrat ions .

Q—47 Were there any handstamps or phi la te l ic material commemorating the 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympic Torch Relay from Olympia, Greece to the s i t e s of the Games? 28

A SIMPLIFIED CHECK-LIST OF COMPETITIVE SPORTS ON STAMPS

Bob Bruce and Jim Yarwood

Tear

Af a r s a 1976

A i t u t a k 1976

Albania 1976

Andorra 1976

S c o t t Mlnkus

nd I s s a s 423-25 693-96

( a l s o 423a)

i 127-30 186-98 130a 190 131-34 191-94 134a 195

1719-24 1725

French) 244 249

I858 -63 1864

323 328

S e c t i o n 30

1976 SUPPLEMENT

Gibbons

654-57

190-93 MS194 195-98 KS199

1815-20 MS1821

F270 F275

Michel

150-53

199-202 208-06/Bl 9 207-10 211-14/B1 10

1836-41 Bl 59

272 277

425-28

172-75 Bl 9 176-79 Bl 10

1644-49 Bl 35

251 256

Andorra (Spanish) 1976 94-5 104-05

Ant igua 1976 431-37 448-54

437a 455 438-43 456-6 I 443a 462

99-100 103-04

495-5OI ^25-31 MS502 428-31/B1 25 503-08 432-37 MS509 435-37/Bl 26

456, 458 475, 477 522, 524 450, 452 458a 478

Australia 1976 537-40 731-3^

Austria 1976 1035 1842

Bahamas 1976 388-91 410-13

391a 414

Bangadlesh 1976 U 7 - 2 2 116-21

Barbados 1976 438-39 429-30

Barbuda 1976 294-300

301

MS 525

6 2 > 2 4

1761

460-63

88-93

558-59

286-92 MS293

Bl 27

606-09

1513

398-401 Bl 17

80-5

403-04

276-82 276-82/B1 20

Belgium 1976 B938-40 2037-38A 2419-21 I852-54

B e l i z e 1976 377-39 364-66 442-44 360-62

381-82 373-74 446-4? 364-65

Benin 1976 C244-46 777-79 606-08 46-8

C250-52 781-83 610-12 50-2

Yvert

96-7

422-28 Bl 25 456-61 31 26 447 , 449 Bl 27

591-94

1341

378-81 Bl 17

80-5

411-12

274-80 Bl 19

1795-97

354-67 369-70

A248-50

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Year S c o t t C242a 368-69

Bermuda 1976

Bhutan 1976

B r a z i l 1976

Bulgari 1976

Burundi 1976

Canada 1976

Cayman 1976

C e n t r a l 1976

Chad 1976

C h i l e 1976

337-42 343-46

212-20 220

1^35-37 1472

.a 2293-98 2290 2333-39 2340 2 > 9

Mlnkus 784 805-06

328-33 334-3?

621-28 629

1648-50 1671

2564-69 2570 2602-08 2609 2627

2355a-55<l 2636 236O

491-94, C234-36

C236a 494a 495-502,

C237-42

503a-08d

C24>-43c

B10-2 684-86 689 687-38 681-83 694 578

I s l a n d s 377-78

Afr ican P

1173-79

1180 1181 1182-95

1196

: 1197

792-94 795-97 798 799-800 805-07 808 683

381-82

e p u b l i c 557-61 562

788-91 792 805-08 809

Gibbons NS613 644-45

368-73 374-47

300-07 MS3C8

1586-88 1612

2442-47 MS 2448 2481-87 MS2488 MS 2476 MS2504

1119-25

MS1126(b) MS1126(a) 1126-29 ,

U 3 2 - 3 3 . 1136-37

M31140a

MSH40b

829-31 833-35 832 336-37 842-44 845 739

410-11

426-30 MS431

437-40 MS441 448-51 MS452

Michel Bl 1 84-5

326-31 332-35

647-54 655/Bl 72

1529-31 1557

2463-68 2469/B1 61 2501-07 2508/Bl 63 Bl 65 2524-27/31 2528

1240-46

1246-50/B1 1251-53/B1 1254-67

1254, 1256, 1260/Bl 92 1262, 1264,

Bl 93

617-19 621-23 620 624-25 630-32 633 639

373-74

417-21 422/B1 11

731-3^ 735/31 63 742-45 746/B1 65

Bl xxxv l l

66

90 91

1258,

1266/

Bl 23 386-87

325-30 331-34

483-90 Bl 67

1192-94 1213

2186-91 Bl 59 2215-21 Bl 61 31 62 31 64 2262

681-83 ,

31 88 31 89 685-88 ,

Yvert

A420-22

691-92 . A425-26 , 689-90, A423-24 A427-28 Bl 90

Bl 91

591-93 594-96 597 598-99 604-06 607 611

376-77

262-63, 31 11

308-09, Bl 15

A150-52

A169-70

312, A179-81 Bl 18

China 1976 1972-74

Comoros I s l a n d s 1976

1174-7

256-61 262 263

1090-92 1121-23 1050-52

266-71 272/B1 20 273

138 -41 , A101-02

A103

30

Year Scott

Congo Republic 1976 372-73,

0230-31 382-35

Cook Islands 1976 451-58

458a

Cuba 1976

Minkus

264 265-70 271

732-35

755-58

507-14 515

Gibbons

175-80 MS181

525-28

5^ -51

5^7-5^ HS555

2292-98 MS2299

Michel 273/31 27 274/Bl 28 275-80 281/B1 29

535-38

548-51

491-98 499-506/Bl 59

2135-^1 2142/B1 47

Cyprus 1976 465-67 468-70

Cyprus—Turkish post 1975 > - 5

Czechoslovakia 1976 2054-56 1459-61

2057-59 2462-64 2060 2465 2084-89

Dooinlca ~1975 478-84

484a 492-93

509-15 516 525-26

Dominican Republic ~1975 775-77, 1277-80

C248-49

Ecuador 1976 C593 1939

Equatorial Guinea 1976" 1336-46

i3*7 1348 1580-63 1580A 1582A 1533A 1393-99 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1404A 1404B 1404C liHfl_24 1425 1427 1428 1429 1426 1430

Gi 471-73 ^5^56

34-5 34-5

2267-69 2305-07 2270-72 2308-10 2273 2311

2345-50

515-21 488-94 MS522 Bl 37 531-32 495-96

1275-78 1144-47

1664

1327-37 1338-48 1349/B1 275 1350/B1 276

Yvert

150-53. A108-09 Bl 2

422-23, A231-32

440-43

440-47 Bl 59

1930-36 Bl 46 1975-80 31 48

448-50

3"-5

2144-46 2147-49 2150

471-77 Bl 36 478-79

799-800, A293-94

629

76(a ) - ( l ) , A6l(a)-(b)

70(a)-(e) , A54

83(a)- (e) , A68(a)-(b)

86(a)-(e) , A7l(a)-(b)

31

Year S c o t t

E t h i o p i a 1976 763-67

Finland 1976

France 1976

776-78

533

1593

French Po lynes i a 1976

Gabon 1976

C134-36 C136a

C174-75 C175a 365-66 367-71 C184-86 C186a

Mlnkus 1431 1432 1467-74 1475-82 1483-86 1487

994-98 1007-09

822

2177

507-09 510

625-26 627

641-45 646-43 649

Gibbons

958-62 971-73

884

2137

220-22 MS223

572-73 MS 574 581-82 586-90 591-93 MS 594

Michel

849-53 862-64

779

1980

219-21 31 3

583-84 585/Bl 29 592-93 597-601 602-04 31 30

Yvert

7 3 ( a ) - ( c ) , A58

768-72 781-83

743

1889 1889a

A110-12 I 3

A176-77 Bl 25 358-59 360-64 184-86 Bl 26

Gambia 1976 332- y* 323-25

Germany 1976 1204 2086

346-48

1765

323-25

875

3526-29 2093-96 3530-31 2097-98 B532a, 2099

3532b Ceraany ( 3 e r l i n )

1976 9NB124-27 516-19 (N385 520

German Democratic Republ ic 1976 1722, B180, 2023-33

1723, 1724, B181, 1725

1726 2034

1772-75 882-85 1776-77 886-87 MS1778 888-89/31 12

3501-04 3505

517-20 521

Ghana 1976

Greece 1976

583-86 826-29 587a-87d 830

Greenland "1975 37

1181-36 1424-29

116

Grenada 1976 704, 705 759, 760

707 762 731-37 136-92 738 793 747-^8 802-03

Grenada Grenadines 1976 158, 160,

E1844-49 2126-31

MSEI850 2132/31 46

773-76 646-49 KS777 6*6«S9?ol 65

1342-47 1240-45

87 97

765, 766 737, 738 MS 768 740/31 52 792-93 765-71 MS 799 772-B1 56 308-09 773-74

321-23

722 735, 738 731-34 736-37 Bl 11

481-84 485

1803-08

31 41

553-56 Bl 62

1218-23

85

657, 658 Bl 49 689-95 Bl 54 687-88

154, 156. 159, 161 , 162, 163 1 4 1 , 143 , 144, 145

32

Year S c o t t

Guinea 1976 706-17

718 C130

Guinee-Bissau 1976

Mlnkus 1 6 1 , 162

163 168 192-98 199

950-61 962 963

Gibbons 157, 158

MS159 161 189-95 MS196

894-905 MS906(a) MS906(b)

Michel

164/B1 18 169 193-99 200/B1 23

740-51 752/B1 44 753/B1 45

Yvert

Bl 18 150 170-76 Bl 23

560-71 Bl 32 Bl 33

3 4 - 6 , A18-20 Bl 6 37-42 Bl 7

Guyana 1976 243-44

Hungary 1976 2424-30

C365 2451-55 2456

I n d i a 1976 725-28

Indonesia 1976 962-64

971

Iran 1976 1890

1906 1914

I raq 1976 C58-61

C62

I s r a e l 1976 602-04

Ivory Coast 1976 411-12

Jamaica 1976 410-13

414-15

Japan 1976 1265

Jordan 1976 990-95

J u g o s l a v i a 1976 1284-85

1309-12

Kenya 1976 60-3

63a

Korea

529-30

3399-3405 3406 3439-43 3444

1004-07

1776-78 1785

1978 1999 2006

1304-07 1308

694-96

551-52

424-27 428-29

1355

1143-48

1919-20 19^4-4?

486-89 490

65>5l r

3037-43 MS 3044 3078-82 MS3083

813-16

1425-27 1434

1975 1989 2006

1245-48 MS1249

637-39

467-68

415-18 419-20

1436

1679-80 1704-07

265-68 MS269

506-07

3125-31 3132/B1 119 3164-68 3169/B1 122

680-83

830-32 839

1819 1835 1842

871-7* 875/B1 27

672-74

491-92

410-13 414-15

1299

1058-63

1630-31 1656-59 Z52

58-61 Bl 2

487-88

2501-07 Bl 125 2531-35 Bl 128

482-85

75*-56 763

1648 1666 1672

A56-9 Bl 26

610-12

406-07

418-20 422-23

1202

932-37

1519-20 1545-48

62-5

1976 1042-43 1061-62 1249-50 1050-51 921, 920

33

Korean P e o p l e ' s Republic 1364-67 Bl 19 1347-51 Bl 20

Kuwait 1976 662-69

Lebanon 1976

Lesotho 1976 209-12

L i b e r i a 1976 727-32

C210 736-+1 C211

Libya 1976 618-20

621 627-29 63O

L i e c h t e n s t e i n 1976 591-94

Luxembourg 1976 588

705-12

334-37

1173-78 1179 1183-38 1189

568-70 571 577-79 58O

735-38

1157

Malagasy Republ ic 1976 318-22

823

837-41 842 863-67 868

Maldlve 1976

Mali 1976

Malta 1976

1 I s l a n d s 613-20 621 643-50 651

C269-71 C280-83 262 265-68

509-11

Mauri t a n i a 1976 CI56-58

Monaco 1976 1025-29

1029a

Mongolia 1976 904-10

C80 902

626-33 634 656-63 664

791-93 807-10 820 826-29

581-83

623-25 632

1258-62 1263

990-96 997 1004

631-88

310-13

1045-50 MS1051 1055-60 MS1061

701-03 MS 704 710-12 MS 713

636-39

971

333-42 MS 343 350 365-69 K3370 385-89 MS 390

624-31 MS632 650-57 K3658

521-23 537-40 550 556-59

559-61

514-16 MS521

1224-28 MS1229

964-70 MS 971 978

680-87

209-12

980-85 936/B1 79 990-95 996-31 80

531-33 534/31 21

651-54

931

775-79 780/B1 10 787 802-06 807/B1 13

633-40 641/31 36 663-70 671/B1 40

519-21 535-38 548 55*-57

529-31

536-38 545/Bl 15

1225-29 Bl 9

990-96 9977B1 44

666-73

A634-39 Bl 30

311-14

697-702 31 78 706-11 Bl 79

578-80

587-89 Bl 19

592-95

881

578-79. A162-31 10

597-99 . A172-Bl 14

584-91 Bl > 616-23 31 38

267-69 276-79 263 267-70

524-26

A167-69 Bl 15

1057-61 Bl 11

332-38 Bl 44 345

-64

-73

34

Year S c o t t 922, 925 928-34 C83

Mont se r r a t 1976 359

362a

Morocco 1976 881-84

393

Nepal 1976 315

Ne the r l ands 1976 559

Mlnkus 1017, 1020 1023-29 1030

380 384

994-97 1014

337

1222

Gibbons 994, 997 997-1003 MS1004

395 MS399

45*-57 472

333

1238

Michel 1017, 1021 1023-29 1030/B1 46

840-43 858

330

1077 B527, 3528 1232, 1233 1243, 1249 1088, 1089 B529a

New Caledonia 1976 CI32

Nicaragua 1976

1022-27 . C902-05

C906

Niger 1975

354-57

Paraguay 1976

Penrhyn I s l a n d s 1976 81-3

83a

P h i l i p p i n e s 1976 1297

Poland 1976 2137-42

C53 2153-5* 2166-71 3132

P o r t u g a l 1976 1291-93

1236

656

2520 2521 2522 2523-32

2533 253* 2535 2536-51 2552

678-32 683 69* 703-06 707-11 712

2448 2492 2523 2552-59 2562 2560 2561

80-2 83

1481

2505-10 2521 2523-24 2435-40 2541

1440-42

MS1252

573

2073-82

MS2083 2084 MS 208 5

608-12 MS613 624 634-42 633-37 MS638

93-5 MS 96

1409

2408-13 2424 2426-27 2439-44 MS2445

1608-10

1088-91/B1 15

582

1948-57

1958/Bl 94 1959 Bl 95

1963/B1 96

506-10 511/B1 12 522 537-40 531-35 536/B1 15

2755/B1 269 2803/B1 276 2084/31 277 2663-70 2871/B1 288 2872/B1 289 2873/B1 290

83-5 Bl 3

1168

2421-26 2437 2439-40 2452-57 2458/31 65

1319-21

Yvert 1017, 1020 864-70 Bl 46

360 Bl 12

765-68 780

303

1044 1058, 1059 31 15

172

1051-56. A882-85

Bl 128

A860-75 31 131

352-5* . A263-64 Bl 13 268 369-72 364-68 31 16

1542-47, A750-52

77-9 Bl 3

1019

2256-61 A55 2272-73 2285-90 31 71

1299-1301

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Qatar 1976

Sco t t

472-77 484-89

Romania 1976

Russia 1976

Rwanda 1976

Mlnkus

559-64 353-58

2596-2601 3488-93 2602

2629-3* 2635

2650-56 2657

4410-14 4415 4416 4445-49 4450 4472 B58-60 B61

738-45 762-69 770

S t . K i t t s 1976 322-23

323a

S t . Lucia 1976 403-04

404a

3494 3*95 3510-15 3516 3517 3542-43 35*9 3550

4545-49 4550 *555 4580-84 4585 4607 4667-69 4670

770-77 794-801 802

337-38 339

413-14 *15

S t . P ierre and Mlquelon 1976 443-49

S t . Vincent 1976 470-71

San Marino 1976

Senegal 1976

SeycheL 1976

888

l e s 353-36

Slngapore 1976 252

606-07

*50-51

1237

677, 678, 679. 680. 684, 685

588

690 675. 676.

681, 682, 683, 686

687

689

370-73

283

Gibbons

586-91 598-603

4188-93 MS4194

4220-25 MS4226

4245-51

4483-87 MS4488 MS4492 4517-21 MS4522 M34544 4604-07 M34607

743-50 767-74 MS775

356-57 MS358

454-55 KS*56

5*7-48

486-87

1053

598-99, 604-06, 608

MS610a

600, 601 , 602, 6O3, 607, 608

MS6l0b

365-68

277

Michel

679-84 691-96

3312-17 3318/Bl 128 3319/B1 129 3350-55 3356/B1 135 3357/B1 136 3372-78 3379/B1 137 3380/B1 138

4944-43 4449/31 109 Bl 110 4478-82 4483/B1 113 Bl 115 4563-65 4566/Bl 117

799-806 823-30 831-34/B1 72

315-16 31 6

396-97 Bl 9

519-20

446-47

1118

597-602

603/Bl 12 604 604/B1 19 6O5/BI 20 606-11

612/B1 21 613 613/Bl 28 614/B1 29

358-61

255

Yvert

319-24 331-36

2937-42 Bl 124

2960-65 Bl 126

3000-06 Bl 127 Bl 10

4225-29 Bl 108 Bl 109 4256-60 Bl 112 Bl 114 4345-47 Bl 116

713-20 737-44 Bl 69

338-39 Bl 6

402-03 31 8

*50-51

**9-50

918

4 4 1 , 442 , 443 , 444 448, A152

Bl 12 A155

439, 440, 445, 446, 447, A153

Bl 13

339-42

251

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South i 1976

Spa in 1976

Sudan 1976

Africa 4 5 6 457 460 458 459 459a

1965-68

293-95

Swaziland 1976 265-63

269-72

Swi t ze r l and 1976 619

S y r i a 1976 753-57

758

Tanzania 1976 53-61

61a

Togo 1976

Tonga 1976

933-35 . C283-85

C285a

947, C29€ 99

C299a

372-76, C189-93

503 504 510 516 519 520

2372-75

438-40

265-68 269-72

1233

1435-39 1440

182-85 186

1267, 1265, 1268, 1264 1266

1269 1288-93

1294 1309, 1307,

1308, 1306 1310

1310A - 1327-29

1330

688-700

T r i n i d a d and Tobago 1976 260-61 424-25

26 la 426

Tunis ia 1976

Turkey 1976

Tuvalu 1976

Uganda 1976

United 1976

L

687-89

2038-40

33

151-5* 15*a

1009-11

2931-33

33

149-52 153

Arab Emira tes 35-6

387 388 389 406 409 MS410

2384-87

320-22

255-58 259-62

915

1319-23

182-85 MS 186

1144-49

MS1150

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558-67 , 0139-42

502-03 MS 504

870-72

2567-69

33

168-71 M3172

489 490 491 505 508 489, 490 . 505, 508 /

Bl 5

2233-36

328-30

253-56 257-60

1082

1346-50 1351/31 53

58-61 Bl 2

1138-42

1143/B1 100 1168-73

1172-73/31 104 1186, 1189, 1188,

1187, 1190

1191/B1 107 1201-03

Bl 109

559-68

343-44 Bl 16

897-99

2398-2400

33

141-44 Bl 2

397 399 400 410 413 Bl 5

1986-89

290-92

25*-57 258-61

1012

*69-73 Bl 27

50-3

857-61

867-69 , A280-82

Bl 94

884, A300-01

Bl 99

367 -71 , AI84-88, 04

347-48 Bl 16

833-35

2167-69

33

122-25 Bl 99

AS102

37

Year Scott

United States 1976 1695-98

Upper Volta 1976

Uruguay 1976 935

Minkus

CM848-51

657-61 662

Gibbons

1672-75

1631

Michel Yvert

1662

1666 1667

963 1679 1631 1682 1687, 1688 1691, 1692

WallIs and Futuna Islands 1975 C70-1 320-21

Western Samoa 1 9 7 5 43ST5l 336^89

1635 1638

1651 1653 1654

256-57

470-73

1284, 1233, 1282, 1285 1140-43

611-15 616/B1 40 617-21 622/Bl 41 629

1398 1402 1405 1406-08/B1 29 1409-11/B1 30 1431 1432 1*33 1438-39/B1 31 1442-43/B1 32

277-78

Yemen People's Democratic Republic 1975 167-69 199-201 169-71

338-41

181-83

378-80, A201-02

381-83, A203-04

A206

935 941 944

958 959 960

A71-2

376-79

165-67

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OLYMPIC S P E C I A L T I E S FROM MONTREAL

by Sherwin Podolsky, Associate Editor

The registered cover was sent to me from one of the Olympic posta l venues at Montreal. Note the Olympic cancel la t ion for a th le t ics and also the registry hand-stamp incorporating the Montreal Olympic symbol. My cover was No. 80 out of 90 serviced at this particular post office. The Canadian markings are in black.

The reverse side shows the Montreal post off ice"Lieu 6 Venue" handcancels but there is no Olympic symbol therein.

The vignette was supplied by SPI member Joe Lacko and is in red. I am unable to verify that it is on self-stick gummed paper or is an adhesive. I hes i ta te to soak it to find out so my copy is on a p iece of envelope.

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How about one of our Canadian members providiig us with information and pic tures of the philatel ic items not available through the phi latel ic agency?. The registry services and markings need some explaining. What is the story behind the vignette and can further copies be obtained?

L e t ' s not wait until things get lost and forgotten. In the meantime, I will gladly receive photocopies and information until someone comes forward to organize and take charge for ar t icles in JSP.

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PARACHUTING & THE OLYMPIC GAMES

by Joe Schirmer, Associate Editor

Recently it has come to my attention that a rather unusal piece ex is t s for the Olympic Games, but the question is; which year?? This cachet , limited to a quantity of 475 p ieces , was sent from an airport in Rome and contains the cancel­lation of the Aeroporto Urbe-D on August 31, 1974, and delivered to the Olympic Stadium by hel icopter and parachutists on 9 Sept. 1974- Incidentily, this parachute team was the world precision parachuting team of Italy.

On the back of the cover there is a cancel la t ion of the Olympic Village and on the front of the cover there is an outline of a parachute with the wording: XI CAMPIONATI DI ATLETICA LEGGERA POSTA TRANSPORTA DA PARA-CHDUTISTI".

Now, who can supply a photo of this interest ing cover? Who can answer as to why 1974? What Olympic Stadium received it? Who originated this unique item? What purpost did it serve and why was it i ssued?

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by Joe Schirmer. Associate Editor

Over the years I have worked closely with Madame Monique Berlioux whom for many years is the "major domo" of the offices of the International Olympic Com­mittee. But what 1 think that most people do not know, is that Madame Berlioux has written a very fine book about the Olympic Games. While it is not a phi la te l ic writing, it is most accurate with i ts h is tor ies of the various Games and the a s soc ­iated records. It can give much excellant background material for the collector who is either doing research or writing-up a collection. While written in French, I found that with my "h igh school F r e n c h " and a dictionary, I was able to read it easi ly. Publ ished by Flammarion of Par i s , France and se l l s for about $10.

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COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS OF JAPAN'S TWENTY-SIXTH NATIONAL

ATHLETIC MEET IN WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE, OCTOBER 1971

by Dr. Felix D. Bertalanffy, Winnipeg, Canada

J a p a n ' s annual National Athletic Meets, well known to the thematic sports ph i la te l i s t s from the superbly executed yearly stamp i s s u e s , were the direct out­come of the former Meiji Shrine Athletic Meets, first staged in 1924 at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Athletes from throughout Japan participated at these athletic meets, conducted yearly at the same s i t e s in the Outer Gardens of the shrine. During the Pacif ic War most such events were discontinued. After i ts conclusion it was decided to conduct the athlet ic contes ts no longer at that same location but rather to s tage them each year in another region, or prefecture, of Japan. Accord­ingly, the various events of the Fi rs t National Athletic Meet were held in 1946 in c i t ies and towns of the Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures; that meet was not commemor­ated by special s tamps. J a p a n ' s first athlet ic meet stamps (397—400) commemor­ated the Second Athletic Meet, however, held at Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 1947. Since that year J a p a n ' s P o s t a l Ministry issued annually a set of stamps celebrat ing the yearly National Athletic Meets, composed at first of four, later of five, then of two, and s ince 1966 of a single stamp variety. Inasmuch as almost all special stamp i s s u e s of Japan, s ince 1906, were accompanied on the day of emission by specia l usually pictorial datestamps, all National Athletic Meet stamp i s sues were l ikewise graced with a large (36mm) commemorative cancel . Yet, apart from the latter, an ever augmenting number of small commemorative date-stamps (32mm) have been employed, deriving chiefly from post offices located in particular city sec t ions or tows in that prefecture where certain components of the athlet ic meet were being staged. The various kinds of sports were usual ly expres­sed graphically in the des igns of those cancels , frequently in combination with some typical feature of the particular locality.

The commemorative da tes tamps employed during the 24th National Athletic Meet staged in October 1969 in Nagasaki Prefecture, were superbly presented by Hinoki and Turner in the November-December 1971 issue of the Journal of Sports Philately. The present account is a comparable compilation of the specia l postmarks cele­brating the 26th National Athletic Meet in Wakayama Prefecture, October 24—29, 1971- A single large and 31 small commemorative dates tamps were employed at that event, 30 of the latter bestowing honor on almost any type of sport there was competed. A seemingly complicating factor with the present ser ies of postal mark­ings, as compared to that of 1969 when all of them originated in Nagasaki , is the circumstance that the 1971 National Athletic Meet was scat tered over numerous c i t i e s and tows in Wakayama Prefecture, and hence the cance ls derived from different post offices. Consequently, the following descript ive compilation main­tains the sequence: sports category, name of post office (indicated in Chinese kanji, or as an exception in hiragana in Fig. 30. in the south sector of the cancels beneath the date), and a brief indication of the cance l ' s typical des igns . They are all dated October 25th, the actual day of the commencement of the tournaments, apart from the large datestamp (Fig. 1) dated October 24th, the day of re lease of the 1971 National Athletic Meet stamp.

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Fig. 1 Large Commemorative datestamp employed at all principal post offices throughout Japan. Osaka P.O. Tennis player.

Fig. 2 Visit of the Emperor and Empress to Wakayama for opening the 26th National Athletic Meet. At that occasion they viewed a hill called 'Kii Fudoki no Oka' near Wakayama-shi, depicted in the cancel , where some 700 ancient tombs are located. Wakayama (City) P.O.

Fig. 3 Sumo wrestling. Wakayama P.O. Wakayama Cast le .

Fig. 4 Basketbal l . Wakayama P.O. Wakayama iron works. Fig. 5 Rugby. Wakayama P.O. Wakanaura Bay. Fig. 6 Gymnastics. Wakayama P.O. Wakanoura Bay.

Fig. 7 Cycling. Wakayama P.O. Wakanoura Bay. Fig. 8 Judo. South Wakayama P.O. Gymnasium in South Wakayama City. Fig. 9 Basebal l . South Wakayama P.O. Half-moon bridge in Kimiidera Park.

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Fig. 10 Track and Field. South Wakayama P.O. Scene in Kimiidera Park. Fig. 11 Equestr ian. South Wakayama P.O. Pagoda in Kimiidera Park. Fig. 12 Soft ball. Kainan P.O. Onzan-so Garden.

Fig. 13 Rifle and P is to l range. Inokuchi P.O. Kur'oe-nuri lacquer wares, a local handicraft product.

Fig. 14 Fencing. Shimotsu P.O. Oil refinery. Fig. 15 Boxing. Minoshima P.O. View of the town and 'mikan' , a Japanese orange.

Fig. 16 Hockey. Minoshima P .O. Cormorant fishing and 'mikan'. Fig. 1-7 Badmington. Yuasa P.O. F ish called ' t a i ' (sea bream), net and fish hook. Fig. 18 Wrestling. Kokawa P.O. A local temple building.

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Fig. 19 Volleyball. Gobo P.O Temple bell attacked by a serpent, after a local legend called 'gobo' .

Fig. 20 Basebal l . Tanabe P.O. 'Benkei ' , a local monk soldier of former times. Fig. 21 Archery. Tanabe P.O. View of beach at Tanabe.

Fig- 22 Table Tennis . Shirahama P.O. View of Shirahama , 'White Beach ' , at the southern Kii Peninsula .

Fig. 23 Tennis . Hiki P.O. Another view of the beach. Fig. 24 Weight lifting. Kushimoto P.O. Lighthouse on promotory.

Fig. 25 Soccer. Shingu P.O. Boat in the Toro-hatcho Canyon. Fig. 26 Mountaineering. Koya P.O. Koya Buddhist Temple. Fig. 27 Mountaineering. Ryujin P.O. Recreational area at Ryujin.

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Mountaineering. Hongu P.O. Hongu Shinto Shrine. Handball. Ikeda P.O. Mountain range at Ikeda. Tennis . Katsuragi P.O. Local temple building. Basebal l . Hashimoto P.O. Bridge and persimmon. Kendo, J a p a n e s e fencing. Koya P.O. Forest where abundant mush rooms are harvested.

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Japanese Postmark Sources: It might be of interest to some readers citing sources of J apanese specia l postmarks. FDC ' s in general, bearing all types of pictorial and commercial cance l la t ions , can be obtained on a standing order ba s i s from the Japan Stamp Publ ic i ty Associat ion, P.O. Box 5, Azabu, Tokyo 106- They do not supply thematic se lec t ions , however. Acquisition of such se lec t ions might be more feasible from Mr. F . J. Hermann, P.O. Box 327, Annandale. VA 22003. The set of postmarks descr ibed herewith was supplied by Mr. H Tsuge , Box 2, Hirakata, Osaka-fu 573, Japan. Most likely, Mr. Tsuge and Mr. Hermann would accept specia l orders by sports ph i la te l i s t s . Be certain to promote your society by mentioning the Journal of Sports Philately in all le t ters of inquiry to these sources.

CATALOCUEOF THE L ' l L E ROY by Joe Schirmer, Associate Editor

My old friend A. Bourdi finally got around to sending me a copy of his catalog-locals and more loca ls - he covers the gap from Olympics to racing cars; from art to Europa; animals & birds to aviation and w.hat have you. For anyone interested in Cinderella materia!, this mythical island has them.

He does cover the following Olympics: Tokyo; Grenoble; Mexico; Sapporo & Munich; and for about $10 you can have all including the imperfs. Catalog and " s t a m p s " are available from A. Bourdi, 1 Rue de Bat d'Argent 1, 69001 Lyon, France.

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B r i t i s h ; S l o g a n P o s t m a r k s / by Rex Haggett, Associate Editor

14 September 1977 "MANCHESTER CITY FC INTO EUROPE UEFA CUP MAN­CHESTER". Note: This cancel was available on each occasion the team played at home.

15-17 September 1977 "RYDER CUP 1977 GT BRITAIN AND IRELAND V THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QUEEN'S SILVER JUBLILEE YEAR 1952-1977 LYTHAM ST ANNES THE HOLIDAY RESORT OF THE BOROUGH OF F Y L D E " . Used at St Annes Golf Course FY8 3LQ.

17 September 1977 "SUNDERLAND AFC SUPPORTERS SUPERFANS TROPHY WINNERS 17TH SEPT 1977 SUNDERLAND". Used at Sunderland SR6 9SP.

28 September 1977 "MANCHESTER UNITED FA CUP WINNERS INTO EUROPE MANCHESTER". Used at Manchester Football Ground M16 ORA. Note: Th i s cancel was available on each occasion the team played at home.

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4 October 1977 "BOLTON WANDERERS CENTENARY BOLTON 4 OCT 7 7 " . Used at Bolton Wanderers FC Ltd Burnden Park, Manchester Road, Bolton BL3 2QR

4 October 1977 "WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS IN CENTENARY YEAR 'WOLVES V RAMS' 4 OCT 77 WOLVERHAMPTON". Used at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Molineux Ground, Waterloo Rd., Wolverhampton WV14QR.

29 October 1977 "MANSFIELD TOWN DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS VERSUS NOTTS COUNTY 29 OCT 77 MANSFIELD NOTTS Used at Mansfield Town FC Field Mill, Quarry Lane, Mansfield, Notts NG18 5DA.

29 October 1977 "CRYSTAL PALACE 'PROMOTION' YEAR VERSUS CHARLTON A 29 OCT 77 SELHURST". Used at Crystal Pa l ace Football Ground, Selhurst Park, London SE25 6PU.

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(LPOOC) is working carefully to evolve a definite ticket policy for the 1980 Winter Games. However, it is not contemplated that the ticket policy will be de­veloped until early 1978 and it will probably be early or mid 1979 before there are any sale of t ickets .

The LPOOC s t r e s s e s the fact that under no circumstances should anyone pay for t icket appl icat ions or information to any private individual or agency.

Persons interested in ticket information may write to the LPOOC (Box 1980, Lake Plac id , N Y . 12946) whose members are endeavoring to cooperate with the public by compiling a list of those persons who are interested in ticket information. Those people on the list will be notified when the ticket policy is es tabl ished.

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NEW ISSUE SOLUMN by Joe Sciurnier

Assoc ia t e Ed i to r ALGERIA Sept. 24, 1977. Third African Athletic events -60da & 1.40da. Designs are symbolic - ribbon and Olympic Rings. BENINE (DAHOMENY) July 28, 1977. World Cup Football Elimination Rounds. 6 0fr footballer; 200 fr players; cup and Olympic Rings. Designer: C. Andreotto & A. Assouto; offset printed by Cartor SA-BELGIUM Sept. 12, 1977 Special set for the following-Founding 50 years of Centrale Gymnique et Sportive Trava i l l i s t e de Belqique; promote revalidation for the d isabled thru sports; European Basketbal l Championship; 50th anniversary of Royal Belgian Federat ion of Basketbal l ; Organization of the Firs t International Hockey Cup. Designed by M. O. Bonnevalle and engraved by E. J. Malvaux and printed by heliogravure. BULGARIA July 1977 University Games. 2st Wrestling; 13st Running; 23st Bas­ketball ; 43st Gymnastics. CAMEROUN 1977 Winter Olympics-Innsbruck, s / s perf. Slalom Racing. CYPRUS June 13, 1977 Scott number 479 - 10m Gladiators, part of the ancient coins set . CHINA Sept. 9, 1977 Triple Championships of the 1977 Lit t le League World Ser­ies overprinted on 3rd. Also honoring this event were 160,000 specia l envelopes . COLUMBIA Sept. 9, 1977 XIII Central American and Caribbean Games $6 airmail stamp showing the condor-the symbol of the games with 3 rings. Quantity 3 million. Printed by de la Rue in lithography in multicolor. EQUITORIAL GUINEA Either 7/25 or 8/1/1977- Publicizing the forthcoming World Soccer matches, Argentina '78. 8 stamps & 2 s / s (perf &, imperf). Entire se r ies depic t s soccer action. FINLAND May 25, 1977 Scott number567 2m showing skaters will be issued on Oct. 5, 1977. IRELAND Oct. 10, 1977 Introduction of Greyhound Racing into Ireland, 17p trach greyhounds at full speed. Designer: B. Blackshaw, printed by Irish Security Stamp Print ing Ltd., in lithography and in a quantity of 2 million. Sheets of 100, perf 14. MEXICO Aug. 23, 1977 50th anniversary of the founding of the Mexican Football (soccer) Federat ion. 2 s tamps, 1.60p & 4.30p-MONGOLIA June 15, 1977 Scott number 962 10m Horse Race and number 964 Hunter on Horseback. Part of a set showing various horses . SWITZERLAND Aug. 25, 1977 Scott 633 10<: red-horse race. Part of Folk Customs set. URUGUAY Note: Through the " g e n e r o s i t y " of the Uruguian P.O. Dept the follow­ing information is supplied on a recent i s sue of high value stamps (??) consis t ing of 3 souvenir shee t s & 4 stamps. The question of postal validity is something you should think of before buying th is set , which incidentily goes for $9.85 wholesale (this dealer did have the good s ense to warn prospective customers as I am warning you). S/S NO VALUE shows Olympic Rings for Montreal 1976 & the FIFA Soccer logo. S/S $8 value shows Argentina '78 soccer logo along with reproductions of Uruguay soccer i s sues Scott 282 & 390- S/S $8 value shows Argentina '78 soccer logo along with the Montreal Olympic 76 logo. 30(f shows Scott 282 & 390 as on the S/S H the '78 Argentina soccer logo. $8 shows Montreal 76 Olympic logo along with FIFA logo, 50<r shows aviation but the attached label has the signature of Ju les Rimet. This label shows no value but the wholesaler called it a stamp (?). UPPER VOLTA July 1977. Olympic Games-winner overprints, 5 stamps & S/S.

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SPI RELEASES TWu OLYMPIC PUBLICITY a t H E T S

The two cachets i l lustrated below are the first of a ser ies of Olympic publicity cachets to be released by SPI. The cachets are printed on Number 6 JA size en­velopes with gummed flaps. Cachet 43 is printed in blue while cachet *4 is printed in brown. The total quantity printed for each cachet was 1.000 each.

The cacheted envelopes may be used for special slogan cancel la t ions , first day of i ssue for Olympic stamps or just for correspondence to your friends.

Pr ices are as fol lows, all orders shipped postpaid via third c lass mail:

10 - $ 1 . 0 0 25 - $ 2 . 2 5 . 50 - $4.00. 75 - $5.25, 100 - $6.00.

Note both cachets mav be mixed for quantity orders, order from; John La Porta, 3604 S. Home Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402.

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lJg President's Message

A big welcome to Margaret A. Jones , from Atlanta, GA, to the working group of SPI. Margaret will be handling the membership recruiting effective immediately. A very special thanks to Helen Long who devoted many years to this very necessary task.

Sherwin Podolsky has proposed a cachet ser ies based on "Great Events in the Olympic Games" . The general idea would be such as Spiridon Louis winning the 1896 Marathon Race for Greece, Dorando's spectacular win in 1908 etc. The for­mat would be a photo in the upper half of the cachet and a detai led paragraph in small print with information on the bottom.

This i s a club project and members are asked to submit photos and a detai led write-up on their favorite Olympic Event. If a postcard or photo is sent, we will

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photograph this and return. We cannot promise to use all that is submitted but we will give each and every idea careful considerat ion. P l e a s e send all contributions to: John La Porta, 3604 S. Home Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402.

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Disposing ol large private collection of Sports, Olympics, stamps & covers. Sev­eral thousand different plus var ie t ies , 90% MINT. Want l i s t s , inquiries invited, postage appreciated. Henry B. Wojciechowski, 31 Eas t Marshall Ave., Pit tsburgh, Penna. 15214-

WANTED: 1976 Canada Handicapped Games FDC and any special cance ls on same subject. Also want picture postcards showing table tennis or badminton. Rex Haggett, 27 Meadow Close , Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England CV.37 9PJ .

Tennis Anyone? Unusual material only - labels , imperfs, proofs, cancel la t ions , meters, etc. wanted. Send with price wanted. L. M. Yerkes, P.O. Box 40771, St. Petersburg, Florida 33743.

Wanted. Olympic Games Entrance Ticke ts and Medals - Official and Souvenir. All Olympiads. Write first giving part iculars , will buy and/or trade. David Bressler , 330 West 58th St., New York, NY 10019.

WANTED: U S number 1146 (1960 Olympic stamp) on FDC. Various cachets needed. Also the various slogan cancels used around the country publicizing the Squaw Valley Olympic Games. P l ea se send with price to: John La Porta, 3604 S. Home Ave., Berwyn, ILL. 60402-

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Wanted - "GOLF" postmarks/cancellations, meters and early MacGregor golf clubs - please state all information possible about clubs - model, series, marki ngs, condition and your price plus allowance for postage. Keith W. Nemmers, 8625 E. McDonald Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85253.

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1001R R.L. Chayer, 801 Prince Phillip Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 1002R Paul Bousquet, 20 Saratoga St., Springfield, MA 01105

1003R John J. Kamaka, 12072 Flagstone Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92643 1004R Rune Glenton, Prastgatan 32B, 57002 Stockaryd, SWEDEN 1005R Dott. Salvatore Caruso. Via Simeto 3, 95129 Catania, ITALY 1006R Franco Canepa, VIA Volturno 70, 56100 Pisa, ITALY 1007R H.N. Beinart, P.O. Box 1566, 8000 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

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163C Elmer J. Binker, Jr., 1000 Comet Ave., Central Point, OR 97502

451R Jack Klein, 80 East 116th St., New York, NY 10029 627R Marjorie Furbish, Quaker Hill Farm (Temp), Grange Ave., Little Compton,

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227C Alf Andersson 274C Wallace A. Green 295R H.M. Critchfield 308R R- Brown Schwartz 574R L.J. Tempelhoff 592R Frank C. Hamilton 620R Johannesburg Pub. Libr. 687R Dr. Bruno C. Tassoni 689R Dr. Roland C. Geist

693R Helen E. Long 706R Einar Sunde 715R Stephen W. Hines 789R Mrs. Ethel G. Bezme 823R David Abraham 873R Anthony de Maria 893R Evan Read CjOOR Joseph P. Spetzer Jr. 902R Shawn Taeuber

906R Peter A. Laimins

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915R Paride Scappa 919R Francisco Calderon 929R Charles Kitts

935R Andre' Blum 939R B. Devereux Baker, III 940R Rainer Martens 949R. Diane R. Gambino 950R Sten-Ake Svensson 954R Joseph T. Brezinski 958R Tom Moore 968R James E. Starrs 969R Christer Loow 971R Rev. G. Sherman Ott 973R Linda M. Sitomer 975R Dieter Kist 981R John A- Dustin Jr. 983R Warren B. Tews 992R Alan E. Karpas

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New member H,N. Beinart recently was awarded a Gold Medal, the Cup for the bes t Thematic exhibit, and the ATA Gold Medal for h is "Olympic Games" , held at Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the first Gold ever to be awarded to a Thematic or Topical exhibit in South Afr ica—Helen Long received a Gold Medal for her "Hos t Countries of the Olympic G a m e s " at VENPEX, held at Ventura, CA.

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ANOTHER OLYMPIC VARIETY by Joe Schirmer, Associate Editor

Variet ies on the US Olympic stamps seem to be more plentiful than on the Olympic i s s u e s of foreign countries. P. J. Drossos of Athens, Greece reports a rather interest ing variety on the Greece 1968 Olympic stamp, Scott 934.

This 10 drachma stamp shows Pindar and his Olympic Ode. On the fifth line of the Ode, the hyphen is missing after the word TEKMAIPO (--)...this variety occurs in the 5 stamps of the vert ical row, containing the stamps 9, 19, 29, 39 & 49 in the sheet of 50 stamps. A total of 709,000 copies of this stamp were printed.

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Book The 1932 Olympic Games in the USA were probably the last one with a non-poli t ical set t ing and glossed over the despair of world economic depression. SPI has published i ts first handbook gathering the evidence in posta l history and vignet tes . It has over 200 pages , about 400 items i l lustrated and comes with a vinyl gold-stamped three ring binder. Order your copy today from William F. Brown, 1408 N. Fenton Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 USA.

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Section 27 — Dominican Republic to Ecuador

5# + 50 dark brown/violet/red (B) (same as No. 126) a. Imperforate

It + 5t multicolored (B) (same as No. 127) a. Imperforate

Sc --- i Min 843; Gi MS848; Mi Bl 27 i Yt - —

Notei 5.500 perforate, and 5.500 imperforate, sheets issued.

1962, January 8, 15th anniversary of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Unwmkd1 P 13i (Sc and Min), 14 (Gi, Mi, and Yt); No. 132 surcharged and overprinted "XV Aniver-sario de la UNESCO + 5*"I souvenir sheet (160 x 75 mm.--Min, Gi, and Mi, 160 x 76 mm.--Sc), containing one each of Nos. 128-30 and Domin­ican flag! photogravure by State Printing Office, Vienna.

Country's flag and Olympic rings, plus 143. 11? + 50 violet-blue/dark brown/red (B) (same as No. 128)

a. Imperforate 16? + 5? red/brown/olive (3) (same as No. 129) a. Imperforate

170 + 50 black/blue/yellow/red (3) (same as No. 130) a. Imperforate

Sc --- 1 Min 844; Gi MS852i Mi 31 23; Yt ---

Notei 5.500 perforate, and 5.500 imperforate, sheets issued.

1968, June 29. World lightweight boxing championship between Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rico, and Teo Cruz, Dominican Republic. Unwmkd: P 124; lithography by Ferrua Hermanos S. A.

144. 60 pale carmine-red/gray-blue (boxing) 145. 70 yellow-orange/gray-green (boxing)

146. 100 pale gray/dark blue (boxing)

Sc 641, C158-59; Min 1015-17; Gi 1024-6; Ki 908-10; Yt 661, AI97-98

Notei 500,000 sets issued. 1968, October (Mi), November 12. 19th Olympic Games, Mexico City, Oct.

12-27, 1968. Unwmkd; P llj (Sc), 111 x 12 (Gi), 11 3 A (Mi). 12 x 114 (Min); lithography by Tabacalera, Santo Domingo.

Olympic emblem, plus 147. 10 multicolored (wrestling) 148. 60 multicolored (running) 149. 250 multicolored (boxing) 150. 100 multicolored (weight lifting) 151. 33* multicolored (pistol marksmanship)

Sc 643-45, C161-62; Min 1021-25; Gi 1031-35; Ki 913-1?; Yt 663(a)-(c;, A200(a)-(b)

Note; 300,000 sets issued.

1969, August 15. l"th World Amateur Baseball Championship, Santo Dorr.in-go. unwmkd; P 124 i lithography.

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152. 10 violet-gray/dark green (catching fly ball) 153. 20 emerald green/dark bluish green (Cibao Stadium) 154. 3t red-brown/violet (sliding into base) 155. It pale salmon/dark rose-lilac (bleachers, Telelo Vargas Stadium 156. 100 pale carmine/carmine red(batter, catcher, and umpire) 157- lp gray-lilac/Prussian blue (Quisqueya Stadium)

Sc 657-59, C169-71; Min 1047-52; Gi IO56-6I; Mi 935-^0; Yt 675"77. A208-10

Notei 100,000 sets issued.

1971, September 18. 2nd National Athletic Games. Unwmkd; P 11; de­signed by Editorial Padilla; lithography by Editorial Padilla.

158. 20 brown/pale orange (boxing and rowing--Min), canoeing--Sc) 159. 50 brown/pale bluish green (basketball)

160. 70 bright violet/dull gray (volleyball)

Sc 680-81, C186; Min IC93-95; Gi 1101-03; Mi 975-77; Yt 698-99, A225

Notei 500,000 sets issued. 1972, August 25. 20th Olympic Games, Munich, Aug. 26-Sept. 12, 1972.

Unwmkd; P 12|; lithography by Litografia Ferrua 4 Brothers.

161. 20 multicolored (basketball) (500,000)

162. 33* multicolored (two sprinters leaving mark) (250,000)

Sc 696, C199; Min 1124-25; Gi 1131-32; Mi 1004-05; Yt 71k, A238

Dubai 1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Sc, Min, and Gi). 9th Winter Olympic

Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; P 12; Sc C20-4 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Olympic Games; designed by A. Tcheterian, lithography.

1. 20np green/brown (R 4 B—Sc, Gi, and Yt, pale R—Mi) (scout pyra­mid) a. Imperforate

2. 3°np l i l ac / r ed -o range (R&B—Sc, Gi, and Yt, pale R—Ki) (scout bugler) a. Imperforate

3. 40np violet-blue/brown-olive (R & 3—Sc, Gi, and Yt, pale R—Ki) (scouts) a. Imperforate

4. ?0np dark green/blue-gray (R & E--Sc, Gi, and Yt, pale R--Mi) (scouts and bugler) a. Imperforate

5. lr blue-violet/orange-red (R & B--Sc, Gi, and Yt, pale R--Mi) (scouts presenting flag) a. Imperforate

Sc C47-51; Min 111-11D; Gi 89-93; Mi 79-83; Yt A35-9

Notes; (a) 10,500 perforate, and 10,000 imperforate, sets issued, (b) Bogus overprints exist with shield in black and lettering in red.

1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Min and Gi). 9th Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; Mi Bl 9 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Olympic Games; souvenir sheet (100 x 120 mm.); designed by A. Tcheterian; lithography.

6. 20np green/brown (R & 3) (scout pyramid)

Sc --- ; Min --- ; Gi MS93a(l); Ki 84/E1 15; Yt 31 18

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Notesi (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966. (b) 2,500 sheets is­sued, (c) Bogus overprints exist with shield in black and lettering in red.

1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Min and Gi). 9th Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; Mi Bl 10 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Olympic Games; souvenir sheet (100 x 120 mm.); designed by A. Tcheterian; lithography.

7. 30np lilac/red-orange (R & B) (bugler)

Sc — ; Min --- ; Gi MS93a(2); Mi 85/Bl 16; Yt 19

Notesi (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966. (b) 2,500 sheets is­sued.

1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Min and Gi). 9th Winter Clympic Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; Mi Bl 11 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Olympic Games; souvenir sheet (100 x 120 mm.); designed by A. Tcheterian; lithography.

8. 40np blue/red-orange (R & B) (scouts)

Sc --- ; Min --- ; Gi MS93a (3); Mi 86/E1 17; Yt Bl 20

Notesi (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966. (b) 2,500 sheets is­sued .

1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Min and Gi). 9th Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; Mi El 12 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Olympic Games; souvenir sheet (100 x 120 mm.): designed by A. Tcheterian; lithography.

9. 70np black-green/red (R & B) (scouts and bugler)

Sc - — ; Min --- ; Gi MS93a(4); Mi 87/Bl 18; Yt Bl 21

Notesi (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966. (b) 2,500 sheets is­sued .

1964, February 19 (Mi), June 20 (Kin and Gi). 9th Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; Mi El 13 over­printed with emblem of 9th Winter Clympic Games; souvenir sheet (100 x 120 mm.); designed by A. Tcheterian; lithography.

10. lr black/dark blue-green (R & B) (scouts presenting flag)

Sc --- ; Min --- ; Gi MS93a(5); Mi 88/B1 19: Yt Bl 22

Notes: (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, I966. (b) 2,500 sheets is­sued.

1964, October 10. 18th Olympic Games, Tokyo, Oct. 10-25, 1964. Unwmkd; P 14 (Sc, Min, Gi, and Yt), 14j (Mi); photogravure by Harrison and Sons, Ltd., London.

11. Inp orange-brown/green-oiive (gymnast on climbing ropes) a. Imperforate

12. 2np dark brown/blue-green (gymnast on horizontal bar) a. Imperforate

13. 3np violet-blue/orange-red (gymnast on vaulting horse) a. Imperforate

14. 4np violet/orange-yellow (gymnast on rings) a. Imperforate

15. 5np ochre/dark blue (gymnast on horizontal bar) a. Imperforate

16. lOnp blue/brown-ochre (gymnast on rings) a. Imperforate

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17. 20np brown-olive/rose/lilac (gymnast on horizontal bar) a. Imperforate

18. 3°np violet-ultramarine/yellow (gymnast on vaulting horse) a. Imperforate

19. 40np dark blue-green/pale salmon (gymnast on horizontal bar) a. Imperforate

20. lr brown-lilac/Turkish blue (gymnast on rings) a. Imperforate

Sc 43-52; Kin 101-110; Gi 105-14; Ki 129-38; Yt 43-52

Notes: (a) Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966. (b) 15.000 perfor­ate, and 10,000 imperforate, sets issued.

1964, October 10. 18th Olympic Games, Tokyo, Oct. 10-25, 1964. Un­wmkd; imperforate; souvenir sheet (102 x 101 mm.--Yt, 102 x 102 mm.--So, Kin, Gi and Mi) containing one of No. 20; photogravure by Harrison and Sons, Ltd., London.

21. lr brown-lilac/Turkish blue (gymnast on rings) (10,000)

Sc ; Kin llOAs Gi KS114a; Ki 139/Bl 27; Yt El 16

Note: Postally valid until Apr. 25, 1966.

1966, October 1. 8th World Cup Soccer Championship, Wembley, July 11-30, 1966. Unwmkd; P 124; photcgravure by Government Printing Office, Budapest.

Soccer ball and globe, plus 22. 40dh multicolored [Rimet Cup)

a. Imperforate 23. 60dh multicolored (three soccer players)

a. Imperforate 24. lr multicolored (three soccer players)

a. Imperforate 25. 1.25r multicolored (three soccer players)

a. Imperforate 26. 3r multicolored (Wembley Stadium)

a. Imperforate

Sc --- ; Min 159-63; Gi I85-89; Mi 211-15; Yt 34(a)-(e)

Note: 2,500 perforate, and 2,500 imperforate, sets issued.

1966, October 1. 8th Wcrld Cup Soccer Championship, Wembley, July 11-30, 1966. Unwmkdi F 124; souvenir sheet (105 x 75 mm.) con­taining cne stamp similar to No. 22; photogravure by Government Printing Office, Budapest.

Soccer ball and globe, plus 27. 5r multicolored (Rimet Cup)

a. Imperforate

Sc ; Min I63A; Gi KS190; Mi El 40; Yt ---

1966, October 1. England's victory in 8th Wcrld Cup Soccer Champion­ship, Wembley, July 11-30, 1966. Unwmkd; P 124; "os. 22-6 over­printed "England Winners"; photcgravure by Government Printing Of­fice, Eudapest.

Soccer ball and globe, plus 28. 40dh multicolored i,Same as No. 22)

a. Imperforate 29. 60dh multicolored (same as No. 23)

a. Imperforate 30. 14 multicolored (same as No. 24)

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a. Imperforate 32. 3r multicolored (same as No. 26)

a. Imperforate

Sc --- ; Kin 164-68; Gi 191-95; Mi 216-20; Yt 85(a)-(e)

Note: 2,500 imperforate sets issued. 40

1966, October 1. England's victory in 8th World Cup Soccer Champion­ship, Wembley, July II-30, 1966. Unwmkd; P 124; No. 27 overprinted "England Winners"; souvenir sheet (105 x 75 mm.—Gi and Mi, 150 x 75 mm.--Min) containing one stamp similar to No. 22; photogravure by Government Printing Office, Budapest.

Soccer ball and globe, plus 33. 5r multicolored (Rimet Cup)

a. Imperforate

Sc --- ; Min 168A; Gi MS196; Mi Bl 41; Yt ---

1968, July 21 (Gi and Mi), December (Min). 19th Olympic Games, Mexico City, Oct. 12-27, 1968. Unwmkd; P 12 x H i (Gi), 124 x 114 (Min and Ki); photogravure.

Mexican sculpture and Olympic rings, plus 34. 15dh multicolored (sprinters leaving mark) 35- 20dh multicolored (swimmer) 3§. 25dh multicolored (boxing) 37. 35dh multicolored (water polo) 38. 40dh multicolored (high jumper) 39. 60dh multicolored (gymnast on balance beam) 40. lr multicolored (soccer) ^m 41. 1.25r multicolored (fencing) fl

Sc --- ; Min 239A-39K; Gi 297-304; Mi 315-22; Yt 99(a)-(h)

1968, July 21 (Gi and Mi), December (Min). 19th Clympic Games, Mexico City, Oct. 12-27, 1968. Unwmkd; imperforate; souvenir sheet (?C x 90 mm.) containing one of No. 40; photogravure.

Mexican sculpture and Olympic rings, plus 42. lr multicolored (soccer)

Sc --- ; Min 2391; Gi KS305; Mi 321/B1 49; Yt ---

1971, March 29. Definitive issue. Unwmkd: P 14 (Sc and Min, 144 (Ki); lithography by Format International Security Printers, Ltd., London.

43. 10r multicolored (television station and screens showing soccer game)

Sc 143; Kin 305; Gi 371; Mi 387; Yt 107(e)

1972, July 31. 20th Olympic Games, Munich, Aug. 26-Sept. 12, 1972. Un­wmkd; P 134 (Sc and Gi ) , 14 x 134 (Min and Yt), 14 x 13 3/4 (Ki); de­signed by Victor Whiteley; lithography by Format International Se­curity Printers, Ltd., London.

Olympic rings, plus ^| 44. 35dh multicolored (gymnast en rings) 45. 40dh multicolored (fencing) 46. 65 dh multicolored (field hockey) 47. 75 dh multicolored (water pclo) 48. lr multicolored (riding) 49. 1.25r multicolored (runner)

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Sc 156-58, C65-7; Min 333-38; Gi 399-^04; Mi 410-15; Yt H8(a)-(c), A90(a)-(c)

Ecuador

1939, March 15 (Sc, Gi, and Mi), May 15 (Min). 1st Bolivarian Games, La Paz (Sc), Quito (Mi), 1938. Unwmkd; P 12; recess printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.

•1. St carmine (parade of athletes) 2. 100 blue (runner) 3. 500 gray-olive (basketball) (300,000--Halm and Kobylanski) 4. Is violet (wrestling) 5. 2s olive-green (diving) 6. 50 green (equestrian and horse over hurdle) (2,000,000—Mi and

Seebacher) 7. 100 brownish red (woman runner) (2,5°0,000--Mi and Seebacher) 8. 5°0 red-brown (tennis) (3°0,000--Mi, Seebacher and Halm and Koby­

lanski ) 9. Is dark gray-brown (boxing) (500,000--Mi and Seebacher)

10. 2s carmine-rose (200,000—Mi and Seebacher)

Sc 377-81, C65-9; Min 637-46; Gi 584-93; Mi 408-17; Yt 369-73, A67-71

Notesi 500,000 sets of surface postage issued (Trachtenberg)

1956, December 28. 6th South American Women's Easketball Championship, August, 1956. Unwmkd; P 14 (Mi), 14* x 14 (Sc, Min, and Gi), 14 x 14 (Yt); photogravure in sheets of 100 (10 x 10) by Harrison and Sons, Ltd., London.

11. Is lilac-rose (coat-of-arms and woman basketball player) 12. 1.70s green (map of South America, flags, and women basketball

^ ^ players)

Sc C3O8-09; Kin 1170-71; Gi 1078-79; Mi 924-25; Yt A304-05

Note: 300,000 sets issued (Halm and Kobylanski, Mi, and Trachten­berg)

1958, September 1 (Sc and Seebacher), 6 (Gi, Min, Mi and Landmans). South American Basketball Championship, Quito. Unwmkd; P 14 x 13i (Sc, Min, Gi, and Mi), 14 3/4 x 13 1 A (Seebacher); photogravure in sheets of 100 (10 x 10) by State Printing Works, Vienna.

13. 1.30s brown/blue-green/black (basketball lay-up) a. Imperforate b. Yellow and light brown

Sc C326; Min 1244; Gi 1112; Mi 973; Yt A323

1962, January 10. Five-year development plan. Unwmkd; P 11 (Yt), 11 x lit (Sc and Mi), 12 (Ki); recess printed (Sc and Mi), lithography (Min) by John Enschede and Sons, Amsterdam.

14. 800 brick-red/gray/rose (soccer field, Aguirre College, Guaya­quil)

Sc 689; Min 1357; Gi 1216; Mi 1084; Yt 689

™ 6 4 , December 12 (Min), 16 (Sc, Gi, and Mi). 18th Clympic Games, Tokyo, Oct. 10-25, 1964. Unwmkd; P 14 x 13*. 13* x 14 (Sc, Gi, and Mi), 14 (Min and Yt); lithography (Min and Gi); photogravure (Mi) by Thomas de la Rue of Cololbia, Bogota.

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15. 800 blue-violet/green/brown (pole vault) a. Imperforate

16. 1.30s multicolored (gymnastics) a. Imperforate

17. 1.80s multicolored (hurdling) a. Imperforate

18. 2s multicolored (basketball) a. Imperforate

Sc 725, C432-34; Kin 1435-38; Gi 1287-90; Ki II58-6I1 Yt 722, A433-35

Notesi 200,000 perforate sets issued (Trachtenberg); 100 imperforate sets issued (Trachtenberg)

1964, December 12 (Min), 16 (Gi and Mi). 18th Olympic Games, Tokyo, Oct. 10-25, 1964. Unwmkd; imperforate; souvenir sheet (139 x 107 mm.--Sc, 140 x 107 mm.—Min, Gi, and Mi, 140 x 108 mm.—Yt) contain­ing one each of Nos. 15-9, pale olive margin with black and white inscription and red control number; lithography (Min and Gi), photo­gravure (Mi) by Thomas de la Rue of Colombia, Bogota.

Olympic rings, plus 19. 800 blue-violet/green/brown (pole vault)

1.30s multicolored (gymnastics) 1.80s multicolored (hurdling) 2s multicolored (basketball)

Sc C434a; Min 1439; Gi MS1290a; Mi 1158B-61B/B1 11; Yt Bl 11

Notes 10,000 sheets issued (Trachtenberg)

1965, November 20 (Sc, Gi and Mi), November 22 (Min). 5th Bolivarian Games, Guayaquil and Quito. Unwmkd; P 12 x 124: designed by Claudio Alonso Carbo;lithography by Thomas de la Rue of Colombia, Bogota.

Urn and flame and five interlocked rings, plus 20. 400 red-orange/black/gold (shot put, discus, javelin, and hammer

throw) (1,000,000) a. Imperforate

21. 500 brick-red/black/gold (running) (1,000,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

22. 600 pale blue/black/gold (soccer) (1,000,000--Mi) a. Imperforate

23. 800 yellowish green/black/gold (same as No. 20) (1,000,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

24. Is bluish violet/black/gold (same as No. 21) (1,000,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

25. 1.50s dark rose-lilac/black/gold (same as No. 22) (1,000,000— Ki) a. Imperforate

26. 2s pale blue/black/gold (diving, gymnastics, wrestling, and weight lifting) (1,000,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

27. 2.50s red-orange/black/gold (bicycling) (600,000—Mi ) a. Imperforate

28. 3s dark rose-lilac/black/gold (same as No. 26) (600,000—Ki) a. Imperforate

29. 3.50s bluish violet/black/gold (jumping) (600,OOOOOMi) a. Imperforate

30. 4s yellowish green/black/gold (same as No. 27) (600,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

31. 5s brick-red/black/gold (same as No. 29) (600,000—Mi) a. Imperforate

Sc 738-43, 0435-^0; Min 1452-63; Gi 1303-14; Mi 1174-85; Yt 738-43, A436-51

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Notesi (a) 10,000 imperforate sets issued (Trachtenberg). (b) En­tries in 5th Bolivarian Games; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Feru, and Venezuela.

1965, November 20 (Sc and Gi), 22 (Kin and Ki). 5th Bolivarian Games, Guayaquil and Quito. Unwmkd; imperforate; souvenir sheet (215 x 129 mm.—Sc, 215 x 130 mm.--Kin and Ki, 216 x 130 mm.—Yt) containing one each of Nos. 20-31, black and red inscription; designed by Claudio Alonso Carbo; lithography by Thomas de la Rue of Colombia, Bogota.

Urn and flame and five interlocked rings, plus 32. 400 red-orange/black/gold (shot put, discus, javelin, and hammer

throw) 500 brick-red/black/gold (running) 600 pale blue/black/gold (soccer) 800 yellowish green/black/gold (same as 400) Is bluish violet/black/gold (same as 500) 1.50s dark rcse-lilac/black/gold (same as 6C0) 2s pale blue/black/gold (diving, gymnastics, wrestling, and weight lifting)

2.50s red-crange/black/gold (bicycling) 3s dark rose-lilac/black/gold (same as 2s) 3.50s bluish violet/black/gold (jumping) 4s yellowish green/black/gold (same as 2.50s) 5s brick-red/black/gold (same as 3.50s)

Sc C440a; Kin 1464; Gi MS13l4a; Mi 1174E-85B/B1 12; Yt Bl 12

Notes: (a) 10,000 (Trachtenberg), 20,000 (Mi and Halm and Kobylan ski) sheets issued. (b) Entries in 5th Bolivarian Games: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

1966, June 25 (Min), 27 (Mi). History of Olympic Games. Unwmkd; P 12 x 12* (Mi), 13* x 14 (Min); lithography by Thomas de la Rue of Colombia, Bogota.

Olympic rings, plus 33- 10(t pale violet/black/red-orange (ancient long jump)

a. Imperforate 34. 100 green/black/red-orange (ancient boxing)

a. Imperforate 35. 800 bluish green/black/red-orange (ancient discus and javelin

throwers) a. Imperforate

36. 1.30s green/black/red-orange (ancient four-horse chariot) a. Imperforate

37- 3s blue/black/red-orange (ancient high jump) a. Imperforate

36. 3.50s gray-blue/red-orange/brownish (ancient discus throwers) a. Imperforate

Sc — ; Min 1512-17; Gi ; Ki 1263, 1262, 1264, 1265, 1266, 126? Yt 766-68, A469-71

Notes: (a) 12,000 perforate sets issued (Trachtenberg); 100 imper­forate sets issued (Sieger). (b) Tete-bache pairs exist, per­forate and imperforate (Rir.dshoj and Trachtenberg). (c) Exist with tabs showing Olympic flame (Yarwood).

i960, June 25 (Min), 27 (Mi). History of Olympic Games. Unwmkd; P 12 x 12* (Mi), 13* x 14 (Min); souvenir sheet (119 x 139 mm.) contain­ing one each of Nos. 33. 35, and 37; lithography by Thomas de la Rue of Colombia, Bogota.

Clympic rings, plus 39. 100 green/black/red-orar.ge, buff (ancient long jump)

a. Imperforate

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