17 August (Australia ) within release Olympic Games goes into circulation Stamp Tennis face value 45 Australian cent
Stamp Tennis in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:AU 1957 |
Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:AU 2011 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Also in the issue Olympic Games:
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Stamp Tennis in digits | |
Country: | Australia |
Date: | 2000-08-17 |
Size: | 26 x 37 |
Perforation: | comb 14½ x 14 |
Emission: | Commemorative |
Format: | Stamp |
Face Value: | 45 Australian cent |
Stamp Tennis 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.
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will