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

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 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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URU - 1987 - OCT 26TH - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - SPECIAL POSTMARK: SOUTHA MERICAN CUP OF VOLLEYBALL 1987

Uruguay - 1987 - Special Postmark: South American Cup of Volleyball, Montevideo 1987 ( Previous / Next )

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: October 26th, 1987

Cover Type: Decorated Cover from Club Filatélico del Uruguay
Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 122 mm.]

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Volleyball from a wider Sports, and in particular Volleyball International Cups, Volleyball South American Tournaments, or Sports International Cups, Sports South American Tournaments, and more in particular the Volleyball South American Cup Uruguay 1987, that was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 19th of 1969 to September 26th of 1969, and won by the National Teams of Brazil in Men 's Category and Peru in Women's Category.

Then, looking more at the desing of this Special Postmark, not much Topics could be added, perhaps only Maps, and Maps of South America, and aslo could be useful in ones related with Balls and Nets.

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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

If you consider that there are another releases in this Topic, that were not spot in this review, you are encouraged to telling me about them, so please do not hesitate to post a comment. I would appreciate your help very much.

URU - 1998 - OCT 30TH - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - FESTIVAL OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH, JUVENALIA '98

Uruguay - 1998 - Festival of Childhood and Youth Juvenalia '98 ( Previous / Next )

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 SERIES with FDC Cancelation  --- 6,00 EUR
 FDC --- 8,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: October 30th, 1998
Printed: 35.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [27 mm. x 39 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: Unknown
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [Unknown]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC Shape and Size: Rectangular [162 mm. x 112 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: 2405
Ivert: 1769
Scott: 1753
Stanley & Gibbons: 2485

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are:  Childhood and Youth and also Festivals in general, and in particular the Festival of Childhood and Youth Juvenalia '98.

Now, looking at the desing of the Issue, some Topics arises. The first probably is Children Drawings, as the desing of the stamp was made by Melissa Madelen Migliozzi, who was eleven year old at this time and was a student of Sixth grade of the Maria Auxiliadora College of Paso de los toros, a city of the Tacuarembó Department, in Uruguay. Her drawing was the winner of a contest made in the previous year instance of the same festival, Juvenalia '97, and the topic of the contest was "El juego", that means "The play" in the meaning of Children Playing, and the motto proposed by Melissa Migliozzi was "Para ayudar hay que jugar", that in english means something like: "In order to help, play is needed".

Besides this clear relationship with Children Drawing, as the design made by Melissa Migliozzi was two Hands hititng a Ball, clearly in the way that most Volleyball hits are done, this release fit in a Volleyball Collection, and also in a wider Sports Collection too.

Finally, for the Motto selected also Help, Aid, and Solidarity could be Topics of this Issue too.

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URU - 1974 - JUL 11TH - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - WOMEN VOLLEYBALL WORLD CUP URUGUAY '73

Uruguay - 1974 - First Anniversary of the First Women Volleyball World Cup Uruguay '73 ( Previous / Next )

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SERIES --- 0,75 EUR
Decorated FDC of C.F.M. --- 4,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: July 11th, 1974
Printed: 100.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [25 mm. x 37 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

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

FDC Type: Decorated cover from a Philatelic Club
FDC Shape and Size: Rectangular [167 mm. x 95 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: 1308
Ivert: 886
Scott: 885
Stanley & Gibbons: 1658

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Volleyball from a wider Sports, and in particular Volleyball World Cups or Sports World Cups, and more in particular the First FIVB Women Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1973, that was held in Uruguay from October 19th to October 28th of 1973, and won by the national team of Soviet Union, a Marxist–Leninist state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991.

Now, looking at the desing of the Issue, not many Topics arises, being very imaginative perhaps Abstract Art could be included, as the way Volleyball is depicted both in the stamp and in the First Day Cancellation.

Finally, another Topics that appears, are Balls, or in particular Volleyball Balls, and Nets as there are shown both in the Stamp, in the First Day Cancellation, and in the Volleyball Ball also in the Decoration of the Cover.

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URU - 1969 - APR 25TH - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - WORLD CUP OF VOLLEYBALL, MONTEVIDEO 1969

Uruguay - 1969 - World Cup of Volleyball, Montevideo 1969 ( Previous / Next )

Options:

SERIES --- 0,75 EUR
SERIES with VARIATION (Surchage displaced to right) --- 2,50 EUR
BLOCK --- 1,00 EUR
BLOCK with VARIATION (Double Surchage) --- 15,00 EUR
BLOCK with VARIATION (Surchaged transfered to back) --- 5,00 EUR
BLOCK with VARIATION (Surchage displaced to right) --- 3,00 EUR
BLOCK with VARIATION (Perforation displaced) --- 3,00 EUR
BLOCK of BLOCK --- 15,00 EUR (Includes variations)
 Decorated FDC of C.F.M. --- 4,00 EUR
 Decorated FDC of C.F.U. --- 4,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: April 25th, 1969
Printed: 108.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [21 mm. x 35 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 1 stamps
Block of Block Configuration: 12 Blocks [2 x 6]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [44 mm. x 63 mm.]
Block of Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [340 mm. x 189 mm.]

FDC Type: Decorated cover from two different Philatelic Clubs from Uruguay
FDC Shape and Size: Rectangular [163 mm. x 98 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: Block 76
Ivert: BF 61
Scott: B 8
Stanley & Gibbons: MS 2304

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Volleyball from a wider Sports, and in particular Volleyball World Cups or Sports World Cups, and more in particular the Volleyball World Cup Uruguay 1969, that was held in Montevideo on April of 1969, and won by the national team of East Germany, formally the German Democratic Republic or GDR, a state within the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War Period, from 1949 to 1990.

Now, looking at the desing of the Issue, some other Topics arises, specially another Sport, as Basketball, because the release was just a surcharge of a previous one, issued for another Sport World Cup, in this case a Basketball World Cup, in particular the Fifth Basketball World Cup Uruguay 1967, that was held in Montevideo from May 27th to June 11th of 1967, and won by the national team of Soviet Union, a Marxist–Leninist state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991.

Also, all the Countries that participated in this Volleyball World Cup are shown in the Surcharge, so also linked by this Release. This countries are: Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, East Germany, Soviet Union, Japan, Czechoslovakia, a sovereign State in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it Declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1st January 1993, Tunisia, Mexico, United States of America, Cuba, and Uruguay.

Finally, still regarding the Surcharge Design, the Coat of Arms of FUVA, the Federación Uruguaya de Voleibol Amateur, in English Uruguayan Amateur Volleyball Federation is included in it too, giving the realease, not only the Coat of Arms Topic, that also all the link to Uruguayan Volleyball Federation, that was the successor of that Amateur Federation.

Then, another Topics appears, Balls, or in particular Volleyball Balls, are shown both in the Stamp, in the First Day Cancellation, and in the Decoration of the Covers. And in the Cancellation also Hands, Nets and also Maps Topics appears, as the Design consists in a Terrestrial Globe being used as a Volleyball Ball in front of a Vollyeball Net. 

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URU - 2015 - #011 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - SPECIAL POSTMARK: CENTENARY OF URUGUAYAN VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION

Uruguay - 2015 - Special Postmark: Centenary of the Uruguayan Volleyball Federation ( Previous / Next )

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POSTMARK not Sent 1 --- 3,50 EUR
POSTMARK not Sent 2 --- 3,50 EUR
POSTMARK Sent on First Day 1 --- 9,00 EUR
POSTMARK Sent on First Day 2 --- 9,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: April 7th, 2015

Cover Type: Official Cover from Post Office
Cover not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]
Cover sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Volleyball, from a Wider Sports, and in particular Uruguayan Volleyball, as this release celebrates the Centenary of its Federation, making too Centenarian Sports Federations another Topic of this release too.

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, no other Topics appears, as only a figure of a man playing Volleyball it is all which is included in the Federation Centenary Logotype Design.

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URU - 2015 - #008 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - SPORTS, CENTENARIES OF VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL FEDERATIONS

Uruguay - 2015 - Sports Series, Centenaries of Volleyball and Basquetball Federations ( Previous / Next )

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SERIES --- 2,00 EUR
STAMP 1 --- 1,50 EUR
STAMP 2 --- 1,50 EUR
SE-TENANT NORMAL --- 2,50 EUR
SE-TENANT INVERTED --- 4,00 EUR
SE-TENANT [2x2] --- 8,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 18,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 3,50 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: March 18th, 2015
Printed: 15.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Both Rectangular [38 mm. x 26 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 10 series [5 x 2] , 20 stamps [5 x 4]
[ [ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ] ]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [189 mm. x 180 mm.]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Cover Shape and Size: Not available

Catalogue information:

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

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Sports, in particular the Volleyball, and Basketball Sports, as this series celebrate the Centenaries of both Uruguayan Federations of these Sports, the Federación Uruguaya de Voleybol, and Federación Uruguaya de Basketball respectively. Taking this into account, more specific Topics of this release could be Uruguayan Volleyball, Uruguayan Basketball, and even Centenarian Sport Federations, or Centenarian Volleyball Federations and Centenarian Basketball Federations too.

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, at first sight only minor Topics arise, as Balls, with Volleyball Balls and Basketball Balls, also Hands, Nets, Stripes, Basket, Backboard, and the Logotypes of both Centenaries, and the one of the FIVB, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (International Federation of Volleyball) in the Volleyball Ball.

However, the most interesting part of the desing, regarding Topic inclusion, is the inclusion of the Logotype of the International Philatelic Exhibition called "Fin del Mundo", in English, "End of the world", named this way as it is held on Río Grande City, in Tierra del Fuego, a small city in the Southest part of Argentina Country, near the South Pole. That inclusion, besides adding Philatelic Exhibitions, and Argentinian Philatelic Exhibitions, also adds Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Topics, as a Stylized Lighthouse takes most of the Philatelic Exhibition Logotype Design.

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URU - 2014 - #015 - DESCRIPTION - CENTENARY OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS LEAGUE

Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of University Sports League ( Previous / Next )

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SERIE --- 1,00 EUR
SERIE [1X2] with LABEL --- 2,50 EUR
SERIE [2X2] with LABEL --- 4,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 8,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 7,00 EUR (Already Sold)
COVER Sent on First Day --- 5,00 EUR (Already Sold)

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: May 5th, 2014
Printed: 15.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [39 mm. x 27 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 8 stamps [3 x 3] and one Label at position 2,2
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [146 mm. x 117 mm.]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [240 mm. x 160 mm.]

Catalogue information:

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

Topics:

Issue:

As Main Topic: It will be Sports for sure. Perhaps the unusual of this release is that the focus is in Amauter Sport, which is not much seen in Philately. Then going to more specific topics, University Sport will appear first, and then the Uruguayan University Sports League itself, as being commemorated their 100 Years of life.

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: First, the Centenary Topic, then also an University Topic or a wider Education Topic, and finally  the combination of Sports and more Formal Education that is one teached in Universities, gives as a connection with Health Topic, or Healthy Activities Topic.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamp: Besides reinforcing Sports Topic in as much ways as possible, it also includes a reference to many paticular Sports with Icons that represent them. The Sports shown in the design are: Indoor Soccer, Volleyball, Hockey, Handball, Football or Soccer, Beach Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, and Basketball.

Another interesting inclusion in the ten icons that shows all the activities of the Uruguayan Sport University League is one that is not considered a Sport, as it is not Physical, that is the Game of Chess.

Diving deeper in the Design of the Stamp, the Book in the center could be an item selected for a Topic, or also a connection for a wider Education or Literature Topic. Then, a popular Topic that is Horse Topic, is represented also by this release, in the figure of the Chess Knight that is shown with another Chess Pieces in the Chess icon. Also, in the Centenary Logotype it is shown a Stylized figure of a Man in the act of Run, so, Running or Atletism, although not shown in the Icons as it was done with the other Sports, it is also represented in the Stamp design.

Even more deep, a Parasol Item is shown, and besides that Topic, Beach and Tourism could be infered too. Also, Tennis Racket, Hockey Stick, Basketball Hoop , and Also, all type of Balls are shown in the stamp design.  

Finally, in a more symbolic way: I think that the release put the Focus on the Exisence and Permanence of the combination of Physical and Intelectual Activities in order to make a Healthy Life, honouring the existence of this institution, the Sport University League, that althought not being in the Front view of what we know as the Academic Life, managed to Serve, through a whole Century, as a connection of lot of Students between themselves, and with many Sports, Intelectual, and Social Activities, that the University itself it is not able to provide.

Label:

The desing of the Label: Did not add any Topic, only it could reinforce the Ball one, as it includes the Logotype of the Sport University League that has a Ball in it.

Block:

The desing of the Block: Adding a the Centenary Logotype that shows a Stylized figure of a Man in the act of Run, as the icon selected to show the inks used in printing the Block, reinforces the Sports Topic, in particular Running or Atletism.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Mades the same that the Block does, by including the Centenary Logotype that shows a Stylized figure of a Man in the act of Run, reinforcing the Sports Topic, in particular Running or Atletism, and as it add also the "100" number, also reinforces Centenary Topic.

If you consider that there are another topics in this stamp, that were not spot in this review, you are encouraged to telling me about them, so please do not hesitate to post a comment. I would appreciate your help very much.