Stamp: Olympic Torch and Rings (Sharjah 1966)

Olympic Torch and Rings (Sharjah 1966)

01 January (Sharjah ) within release Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo (overprint, 1966) goes into circulation Stamp Olympic Torch and Rings face value 40 Qatari dirham

Stamp Olympic Torch and Rings in catalogues
Michel: Mi: AE-SH F299
Stamp Number: Sn: AE-SH 222
Colnect codes: Col: AE-SH 1966.00.00-21

Stamp is square format.

Printing: 'Litho. (Offset lithography)' for Stamp Number

Also in the issue Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo (overprint, 1966):

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Stamp Olympic Torch and Rings in digits
Country: Sharjah
Date: 1966-01-01
Print: Photogravure
Perforation: line 14
Emission: Definitive
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 40 Qatari dirham

Stamp Olympic Torch and Rings it reflects the thematic directions:

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.

Sport is a form of physical activity or game. Often competitive and organized, sports use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills. They also provide enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Many sports exist, with different participant numbers, some are done by a single person with others being done by hundreds. Most sports take place either in teams or competing as individuals. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs.

A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end which can be used as a light source or to set something on fire. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In some countries, notably the United Kingdom and Australia, "torch" in modern usage is also the term for a battery-operated portable light.

The Kionga Triangle (German: Kionga-Dreieck, Portuguese: Triângulo de Quionga) was a small region of German East Africa situated at the mouth of the Ruvuma River. The Ruvuma served as the border between the German colony and Portuguese Mozambique, and the Kionga Triangle was the only section of German East Africa south of the river. Its principal settlement was Kionga (now Quionga ) which had a population of 4,000 in 1910. It became a German possession in 1894 but came under Portuguese control in April 1916 during World War I. The post-war Treaty of Versailles reaffirmed that the river was the border between Tanganyika, then under British control, and Portuguese Mozambique. The triangle was the only territory that the treaty awarded to Portugal.

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