Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 24, 2018 15:30:34 GMT
I didn't find tennis as a topical, indeed the sports section is a bit thin at present. My claim to Tennis fame in our hobby is this Postcard from 1991. It might also be classed as one of those 'Philatelic Memories' !  The early summer of 1991 saw huge rains in the South of England. So much so that the Wimbledon Tennis Championships were almost washed out during the first week. It was decided that for the first time in the Championship's History, play would have to take place on a Sunday........the 'Middle Sunday' as it became known. Along with some friends, like me, living and working in London at the time, we decided that it would be fun to join what would be a long queue and try to get tickets for this special day. We arrived early at 5.30pm on the Saturday afternoon and set up 'camp' for the night. The rain had eased off and as luck would have it, we were quite near the front of the line.........about 300 back if I recall good. It was a long night of little rain, music and our pre-prepared picnic. We queued for16½ hours until the gates opened at 10am on Sunday June 30th 1991.........one of the most historic days of Wimbledon's history. The Mexican wave was born on this day, it didn't rain and we got prime seats on the centre Court.....all for the special price of £1 !! I got to see the lovely and sublime Gabriella Sabatini and the amazing talents of Jimmy Connors. I ate Strawberries and Cream, got myself a rare Programme (only 1,000 were printed, one per person) and purchased those of my friends. It was just amazing, one of the days in life that will never be forgotten. As a new Stamp Collector of 1 year I remember thinking it would be nice to get a Philatelic Souvenir too, so I purchased a postcard which was cancelled with the 30/6 tennis Championships strike, and posted it to myself. One of those items that will always hold a special place in a collection....as well as one's heart. Londonbus1   |
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Post by doug630 on Jul 25, 2018 14:47:17 GMT
Possibly unknown to you, there is a tennis "postal stationery" envelope issued by the U.S. in 1974 (Scott #U569), very low-priced, lots of interesting cachets on the first day covers. Sorry I do not have an image, but if you search eBay for that number, you will find plenty of them, no reason to pay more than $1 postpaid.
The Colorano cachet is quite high-priced, I have no idea why.
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Post by mdroth on Jul 25, 2018 18:15:09 GMT
Great story & a great card/souvenir. Those were the days. I remember sleeping out for tickets for various games. Now I'd just as soon watch on tv, from the comfort of my own home...
Do you still have the program?? A picture of that would be cool too!!
Funny you don't mention that you also saw Edberg & Sanchez-Vicario - two other greats of that era!
Does the card also have a July 1st postmark?? What is that??
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 25, 2018 19:42:28 GMT
Great story & a great card/souvenir. Those were the days. I remember sleeping out for tickets for various games. Now I'd just as soon watch on tv, from the comfort of my own home... Do you still have the program?? A picture of that would be cool too!! Funny you don't mention that you also saw Edberg & Sanchez-Vicario - two other greats of that era! Does the card also have a July 1st postmark?? What is that?? Yes, I still have TWO programmes. I'll scan tomorrow. I sold the others I acquired from my friends for large amounts of cash through a buy & sell newspaper. They were very much sought after for a while after the event. I didn't see the Edberg or Sanchez-Vicario games, great players though they were. The system they put in place for this special day meant it was first-come-first-served for all courts. So during those games, I went to Court 1 and 2 and the outside courts as well as soaking up the atmosphere around the grounds. If you found a seat you grabbed it. The entry fee was for the grounds and then the rest was for 'free'. The Mexican wave started on the Centre Court during the Sabatini match but others had seen it on Court 1 and 2 and soon the fans there were joining in. Then it went to the outside courts. It was truly an amazing sight. An amazing day. We still talk about it when we meet up on those rare occasions. The July 1st postmark most likely comes from the sorting office. I lived very close to Wimbledon so it didn't need to travel so far but most likely went to Mount Pleasant and then back to me in Tooting !! Edit: I see the card went to SW which means it went to Tooting Delivery Office the next day where it was cancelled again. |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 25, 2018 20:16:51 GMT
Possibly unknown to you, there is a tennis "postal stationery" envelope issued by the U.S. in 1974 (Scott #U569)... This is the corner of the cover that doug630 mentioned. The 10 cent yellow, bright blue & light green stamped envelope featuring a tennis racquet and ball was designed by Donald Moss and issued on August 31, 1974 to commemorate a centenary of tennis in the U.S. |
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 27, 2018 10:59:20 GMT
Do you still have the program?? A picture of that would be cool too!! Bit late and it was a bit big for the scanner so took a photo. I'd forgotten the Organizing Committee also thought 'Middle Sunday' to be an apt name !! I'd forgotten too what amazing condition these were in. I had a quick read for the first time in many years and the names contained therein evoked such great memories. I used to play Tennis until injuries ruined that !     Also included an 'ad' I used at a car Boot Sale when I was uprooting to become an ex-pat !! Wow ! I'd even forgotten I had that. I sold most of my Laos Stamp collection too at that Boot Sale only to start it up again later !! Londonbus1 |
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cursus
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Post by cursus on May 1, 2020 14:51:28 GMT
The first time that I was in London (and in England) on late July 1983, I stayed at a college on the Wilmbledon area. So a visit to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, was a must. When I first saw the lawn, it was for me, like entering in a cathedral. By then, I sed to watch thw Barcelona Tennis tournement, held at Reial Club de Tennis de Barcelona, whose 100 years celebrate the variable value stamp and postmark shown below:
It was the time of Ilie Nastase, Bjorn Borh, John McEnroe, Adriano Panatta, Chris Evert... I remember seeing a very young Ivan Lendl defeat our local glory: Manolo Orantes (he's from Barcelona). These were times!
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FDI
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Post by FDI on Aug 27, 2022 14:59:56 GMT
Nicaragua #1624 - #1631 Imperf Tennis player Set I’ve acquired this set a few years back, but I was never able to validate its legitimicy. Have you ever seen this set in an imperf condition ? Scott or Stanley Gibbons do not list them. I was also told by the seller at the time that very few of these were ever made. I've tried different sellers on the web, but no one could confirm. Are they real or bogus? Any info or opinion on this issue or maybe a link to other Nicaraguan postal socieity would be great! FDI  |
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Post by brightonpete on Aug 27, 2022 15:12:56 GMT
I don't know of the stamps, but I do love the CAPEX '87 added to each!
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FDI
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Post by FDI on Aug 30, 2022 13:29:15 GMT
After reaching out to different source to find more info on these stamps, a gentlemen from the Latin American Philatelics based in London, UK replied the following: "These are genuine imperfs of the 1987 Capex sport issue, not of any great value I’m afraid. When I get them I usually sell these imperf sets for around £10-£20 depending on the subject matter. To my knowledge there are no print figures for these but they were only produced to sell to stamp collectors as imperf varieties. I doubt any were actually sent to Nicaragua, almost all of these 1970-2000 sets were sold as new issues straight from the printers." I pushed my luck and asked him if he knew who the printer might be and he replied: "I think the most likely is House of Questa, but it could have been Format, both were borderline criminal in the 1980’s getting contracts from countries agents and then printing errors and varieties to sell to collectors. I worked in Royale stamp company as a teenager in the late 1980’s and remember describing a huge House of Questa lot of 1000’s of imperfs, overprint varieties, imperf between and missing colours etc. Though these were mostly Commonwealth rather than Latin America." He also gave me a link to the different printers in the world. Not sure how accurate the list is, but it's a great reference tool. www.stampprinters.info/SPI_country_gb%20ek.htmI guess my challenge now is to find some copies that are postaly used! |
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Post by Linda on Aug 31, 2022 11:07:38 GMT
Roger Federer (1981 - ) was honoured by his native Switzerland on postage stamp in 2007. He is the first living person to receive this honour. The stamp shows Federer holding the Wimbledon winner's trophy:  The FDC was cancelled in his native city Basel:  |
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cursus
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Post by cursus on Sept 2, 2022 17:54:58 GMT
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cursus
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Post by cursus on Sept 4, 2022 6:04:24 GMT
UK 1977
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