TOPIC STUDY - #0003 - BASKETBALL SPORT - URUGUAY - PART 1 OF 5

Basketball Sport - Uruguay ( Previous / Next )
 
Part 1 of 5: Years 2010 - 2015 ( Previous / Next )

Topic Description:

Basketball is a Sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end.

A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line, and two points if shot from in front of the line. A team can also score via free throws, which are worth one point, after the other team was assessed with certain fouls. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) is issued when the score is tied at the end of regulation. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running or throwing it to a teammate. It is a violation to lift or drag one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.

As well as many techniques for shooting, passing, dribbling and rebounding, basketball teams generally have player positions and offensive and defensive structures (player positioning). Traditionally, the tallest and strongest members of a team are called a center or power forward, while slightly shorter and more agile players are called small forward, and the shortest players or those who possess the best ball handling skills are called a point guard or shooting guard.

Brief Description of Releases:

Only a few Releases on Basketball Sport Topic were released by the Uruguayan Post Office, in the period studied by this publication that is Years 2010 to 2015, being precisely, only Five Releases were issued until now, being only Two of them, with Basketball Sport as Main Topic, then having One a Major Reference in the Design, and the other Two having a Minor Reference in the Design.

The First Uruguayan Release related to the Basketball Sport Topic in the period studied was issued on September 1st of 2010, and was about the Centenary of Sporting Club, a Sport Club who is most known by his Basketball Team.

Then, the following release was issued on March 30th of 2012 and it was about XXX Olympic Games in London 2012 showing a Minor Reference to Basketball only in the Full Sheet of the Release.

Later, on May 5th of 2014 another Minor Reference was seen on a release about the Centenary of the University League.

Finally the two Releases in which Basketball was the Main Topic, came in in year 2015, the first one in March 18th of 2015, this time sharing Main Topic with Volleyball, as this release celebrated the Centenary of Basketball and Volleyball Federations, and then on April 7th of 2015 a Special Cancelation was issued to commemorate the Centenary of Basketball Federation.

Chronological Ennumeration of Releases:

September 1st of 2010: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport
March 30th of 2012: Block of a Four Stamp Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport
March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Basketball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Basketball Federation as Main Topic

Relevance Clasification of Releases:

Main Topic of the Release:

March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

Major Reference in the Design:

September 1st of 2010: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport

Minor Reference in the Design:

March 30th of 2012: Block of a Four Stamp Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport

 Topic Intrinsical Classification of Releases:

Basketball Teams:

September 1st of 2010: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport

Basketball Sport

March 30th of 2012: Block of a Four Stamp Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Basketball Sport

Uruguayan Basketball Federation

March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

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TOPIC STUDY - #0002 - VOLLEYBALL SPORT - URUGUAY - VERSION #0002

Volleyball Sport - Uruguay ( Previous / Next )

Version 2

Topic Description:

Volleyball is a Team Sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been Part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokio 1964 Olympic Games.

The complete rules are extensive. But simply, play proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to 3 times but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack, an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the serving team is unable to prevent it from being grounded in their court.

The rally continues, with each team allowed as many as three consecutive touches, until either (1): a team makes a kill, grounding the ball on the opponent's court and winning the rally; or (2): a team commits a fault and loses the rally. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point, and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: causing the ball to touch the ground or floor outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net;catching and throwing the ball; double hit: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player; four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team; net foul: touching the net during play; foot fault: the foot crosses over the boundary line when serving.

The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body.

A number of consistent techniques have evolved in Volleyball, including spiking and blocking (because these plays are made above the top of the net, the vertical jump is an athletic skill emphasized in the sport) as well as passing, setting, and specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures.

Brief Description of Releases:

Only a few Releases on Volleyball Sport Topic were released by the Uruguayan Post Office, being precisely, only Seven Releases were issued until now, being Five of them, with Volleyball Sport as Main Topic, then One having a Major Reference in the Design, and the another One having a Minor Reference in the Design.

The First Uruguayan Release related to the Volleyball Sport Topic was issued on April 4th of 1969, and was about the Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1969, that was held in Montevideo on April of 1969. Then, in a similar way, it was issued on July 11th of 1974 a Release about another Volleyball World Cup this time the First FIVB Women Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1973, that was held in Uruguay from October 19th to October 28th of 1973. And later, on October 26th of 1987 another one about Volleyball International Cup, this time the South American Cup held in Uruguay too from September 19th to September 26th of 1987.

After that, more than a decade passed by until another issue related Volleyball Sport Topic was released by the Uruguayan Post Office, and it was just a Major Reference in the Design, in a release about the Festival of Childhood and Youth Juvenalia '98 issued on October 30th of 1998, in which the design was two Hands hititng a Ball, clearly in the way that most Volleyball hits are done.

Then, another long gap in releases about Volleyball Sport occurs until, on May 5th of 2014 a Release about the Centenary of the University Sport League shows only a Minor Reference in the Design to this Sport, showing a Volleyball Ball in it design, because one of the Sports included in the University Sport League was Volleyball. Then, only less than a year after, in year 2015, two more releases in less than a month were issued, both celebrating the Centenary of the Uruguayan Volleyball Federation. The first, issued on March 18th of 2015 consists of one of the stamps of a Sport Series that celebrates the Centenaries of Both Basketball and Volleyball Uruguayan Federations, and then on April 7th of 2015, a Special Postmark was released celebrating the Centenary of the Uruguayan Volleyball Federation in particular.

Chronological Ennumeration of Releases:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
October 26th of 1987: Special Postmark with South American Cup as Main Topic
October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

Relevance Clasification of Releases:

Main Topic of the Release:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
October 26th of 1987: Special Postmark with South American Cup as Main Topic
March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

Major Reference in the Design:

October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

Minor Reference in the Design:

May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

 Topic Intrinsical Classification of Releases:

Volleyball International Cups:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
October 26th of 1987: Special Postmark with South American Cup as Main Topic

Volleyball Sport

October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

Uruguayan Volleyball Federation

March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

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TOPIC STUDY - #0002 - VOLLEYBALL SPORT - URUGUAY

Volleyball Sport - Uruguay ( Previous / Next )

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Topic Description:

Volleyball is a Team Sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been Part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokio 1964 Olympic Games.

The complete rules are extensive. But simply, play proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to 3 times but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack, an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the serving team is unable to prevent it from being grounded in their court.

The rally continues, with each team allowed as many as three consecutive touches, until either (1): a team makes a kill, grounding the ball on the opponent's court and winning the rally; or (2): a team commits a fault and loses the rally. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point, and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: causing the ball to touch the ground or floor outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net;catching and throwing the ball; double hit: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player; four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team; net foul: touching the net during play; foot fault: the foot crosses over the boundary line when serving.

The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body.

A number of consistent techniques have evolved in Volleyball, including spiking and blocking (because these plays are made above the top of the net, the vertical jump is an athletic skill emphasized in the sport) as well as passing, setting, and specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures.

Brief Description of Releases:

Only a few Releases on Volleyball Sport Topic were released by the Uruguayan Post Office, being precisely, only Six Releases were issued until now, being Four of them, with Volleyball Sport as Main Topic, then One having a Major Reference in the Design, and the another One having a Minor Reference in the Design.

The First Uruguayan Release related to the Volleyball Sport Topic was issued on April 4th of 1969, and was about the Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1969, that was held in Montevideo on April of 1969. Then, in a similar way, it was issued on July 11th of 1974 a Release about another Volleyball World Cup this time the First FIVB Women Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1973, that was held in Uruguay from October 19th to October 28th of 1973.

After that, almost a quarter of century passed by until another issue related Volleyball Sport Topic was released by the Uruguayan Post Office, and it was just a Major Reference in the Design, in a release about the Festival of Childhood and Youth Juvenalia '98 issued on October 30th of 1998, in which the design was two Hands hititng a Ball, clearly in the way that most Volleyball hits are done.

Then, another long gap in releases about Volleyball Sport occurs until, on May 5th of 2014 a Release about the Centenary of the University Sport League shows only a Minor Reference in the Design to this Sport, showing a Volleyball Ball in it design, because one of the Sports included in the University Sport League was Volleyball. Then, only less than a year after, in year 2015, two more releases in less than a month were issued, both celebrating the Centenary of the Uruguayan Volleyball Federation. The first, issued on March 18th of 2015 consists of one of the stamps of a Sport Series that celebrates the Centenaries of Both Basketball and Volleyball Uruguayan Federations, and then on April 7th of 2015, a Special Postmark was released celebrating the Centenary of the Uruguayan Volleyball Federation in particular.

Chronological Ennumeration of Releases:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

Relevance Clasification of Releases:

Main Topic of the Release:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

Major Reference in the Design:

October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

Minor Reference in the Design:

May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

 Topic Intrinsical Classification of Releases:

Volleyball World Cups:

April 4th of 1969: Single Block Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic
July 11th of 1974: Single Stamp Series with a Volleyball World Cup as Main Topic

Volleyball Sport

October 30th of 1998: Single Stamp Series with Mayor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport
May 5th of 2014: Single Stamp with Label Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Volleyball Sport

Uruguayan Volleyball Federation

March 18th of 2015: One Stamp of a Two Stamp Series with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic
April 7th of 2015: Special Postmark with Uruguayan Volleyball Federation as Main Topic

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TOPIC STUDY - #0001 - CHINESE CALENDAR - URUGUAY

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Topic Description:

The Chinese Calendar is a Lunisolar Calendar which arranges the year, month and day number upon the astronomical date. It is used for traditional activities in China and Overseas Chinese communities. It determines the date for the Chinese traditional holidays, and instructs Chinese people in selecting the Lucky Day of a Wedding or Funeral, for Opening a venture, or a Relocation.

In the Chinese Calendar, the Days begin at midnight and end at midnight of the next day. The Months begin on the day with the dark (new) moon and end on the day before the next dark moon. The Years begin on the day with the dark moon near the Vernal Commences. The Solar Terms are the important components of the Chinese calendar. There are one or two, and occasionally three, solar terms within a month.

The present Chinese Calendar is the product of evolution. Many Astronomical and Seasonal Factors were added by Ancient Scientists, and people can reckon the date of natural phenomena such as the moon phase and tide upon the Chinese calendar. The Chinese calendar has over 100 versions, and the characteristics of these versions reflect the evolutionary route of the Chinese calendar. Like Chinese characters, these versions of Chinese Calendar is adopted throughout the Sinosphere. In Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Islands, the Chinese Calendar was adopted completely. In Japan, the Chinese calendar was used before the Edo period, and the later Japanese calendar used the Algorithm of the Chinese calendar.

The Chinese Calendar is not the official calendar in China (see Minguo calendar for post-1912 History), but plays an important role there. The official name of the Chinese calendar is the Rural Calendar, but people often refer to the Chinese calendar with other names, such as the Former Calendar, the Traditional Calendar, or the Yin Calendar.

Brief Description of Releases:

Only a few Releases on Chinese Calendar Topic were released by the Uruguayan Post Office, being precisely, only Six Releases were issued until now, being Four of them, with Chinese Calendar as Main Topic, then One having a Major Reference in the Design, and the another One having a Minor Reference in the Design.

The First Uruguayan Release related to the Chinese Calendar Topic, was issued on October 21st of 1996, and although the Main Topic of the Release was about an International Philatelic Exhibition called Taipei '96, it has a Major Reference in the Design to the Year of the Rat from the Chinese Calendar. Next year, in a similar way, it was issued on November 19th of 1997 a Release about another International Philatelic Exhibition called Shanghai '97, and as it was located in the Sinosphere too, it has a Minor Reference in the Design to the Year of the Ox from the Chinese Calendar. Finally, the same two Animals from the Chinese Zodiac, were, each one, the Main Topic for two different Releases. These Animals were: The Horse, in the Releases issued on May 14th of 2002 and on January 31st of 2014; and the The Goat / Ram / Sheep, in the releases issued on February 7th of 2003, and February 19th of 2015, being this the Last Uruguayan Release related to the Chinese Calendar Topic.

Chronological Ennumeration of Releases:

October 21st of 1996: Single Block Series with Major Reference in the Design to Year of the Rat
November 19th of 1997: Two Blocks Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Year of the Ox
May 14th of 2002: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic
February 7th of 2003: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic
January 31st of 2014: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic
February 19th of 2015: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic

Relevance Clasification of Releases:

Main Topic of the Release:

May 14th of 2002: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic
February 7th of 2003: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic
January 31st of 2014: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic
February 19th of 2015: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic

Major Reference in the Design:

October 21st of 1996: Single Stamp Series with Major Reference in the Design to Year of the Rat

Minor Reference in the Design:

November 19th of 1997: Two Blocks Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Year of the Ox

 Topic Intrinsical Classification of Releases:

01 - Year of the Rat:

October 21st of 1996: Single Stamp Series with Major Reference in the Design to Year of the Rat

02 - Year of the Ox:

November 19th of 1997: Two Blocks Series with Minor Reference in the Design to Year of the Ox

07 - Year of the Horse:

May 14th of 2002: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic
January 31st of 2014: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Horse as Main Topic

08 - Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep:

February 7th of 2003: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic
February 19th of 2015: Single Stamp Series with Year of the Goat / Ram / Sheep as Main Topic

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