URU - 2010 - SEP 01ST - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - CENTENARY OF "SPORTING CLUB URUGUAY"

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SERIES --- 1,50 EUR
SERIES [2x2] --- 5,00 EUR
SERIES [3x3] --- 9,00 EUR
Block -- 25,00 EUR
 FDC not Sent --- 4,50 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: September 1st, 2010
Printed: 15.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [32 mm. x 47 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 25 stamps [5 x 5]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [Unknown]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: 2435
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Clearly Sports as the Main Topic, and also perhaps more precise Topics as Sports Clubs or Centenarian Sports Clubs, then, because it is the Sport in which this Club had made it biggest achievments, Basketball Topic arise, and in particular Basketball Teams or Centenarian Basketballs Clubs could be other Topics of this Issue too.

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, another Sport could be found, as it is Athletics, in particular Hammer Throw, one of the four throwing events in regular Track and Field Competitions, along with the Discus Throw, Shot Put and Javelin, as a picture of Darwin Piñeyrua, and his name, appears in the right corner of the Stamp. This Athlete, that was born professionally in the Club this release in honouring, has the actual National record of Uruguay in Hammer Throw, obtaining it in 1974, and still not beated up. In his career, he participated and was the Flag Bearer in the Olympic Games of Munich 1972, and won medals in the Panamerican games of Cali, winning the Bronze Medal there, and being also the best of South America, with his marks only under United States Athletes.  He also won two Gold Medals and one Bronze Medal in several South American Championship of Athletics.

The connection to Basketball is reinforced in the Release by the design of the FDC of this Issue, as it shows a Basketball Hoop and Backboard, covering most of the cancellation.

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