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Road to Rio 2016 – Stamps of New Zealand 2016

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Countdown

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games will be held from 24 July to 09 August 2020 in Tokyo
These will be the Games of XXXII Olympiad.
206 nations are expected to take part in 339 events in 33 sports.
Over 11,000 athletes are expected to arrive at. various venues.
National Stadium in Tokyo will host the Opening Ceremony.
Miraitowa is the Official Mascot for Tokyo 2020.

We at Stamp Digest shall keep you informed about the Philatelic aspects and other interesting news related to Tokyo 2020. We shall also list stories and stamps related to the previous Olympic Games. So watch out this space at Stamp Digest.

The 2016 Summer Olympics also known as Games of XXXI Olympiad were held in Rio De Janeiro from 5 to 21 Aug 2016. A total of 11,238 athletes from 207 nations participated in 306 events in 28 Sports and 41 Disciplines. The United States topped the medals tally with 46 Gold Medals.

New Zealand issued a set of 10 Stamps on Rio 2016 Olympics on 06 Jul 2016. All stamps are $1 stamps. The theme is Road to Rio.

$1 – Hockey $1 -Cycling $1-Aquatic Sports -Rowing $1 – Cycling $1- Aquatic Sports -Sailing.

NZ RIO 2016 -2 — NEW ZEALAND 2016- ROAD TO RIO OLYMPIC 2016

Miniature Sheet Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

The 14th edition of Men’s World Cup Field Hockey known as Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 is being held from 28 Nov 2018 to 16 Dec 2018 at Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar in Odisha India. 16 Teams are participating. India is hosting the WorldCup for the third time after Mumbai 1982 & Delhi 2010.

An odd shaped miniature sheet has been released by India Post on 27 Nov 2018 to commemorate this event. The miniature sheet is in the shape of an Olive Ridley turtle. The stamps feature The World Cup Trophy and the players with hockey sticks in different phases of the Game. One of the stamps also features the mascot “Olly” playing hockey which represents the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles. Lord Jagganath also features on the sheet.

Results for 05 Dec 2018 -Germany beat The Netherlands 4-1 in a superb display of Hockey. It was North European hockey derby among two hockey giants.

Results for 11 Dec and Quarter Final Line up for 12 & 13 Dec

The Netherlands beat Canada 5-0 to set up Quarter-Final Clash with Home team India. Belgium beat Pakistan 5-0 to qualify for Quarter Finals.

Quarter Final

12 Dec – Argentina Vs England & Australia Vs France

13 Dec – Germany Vs Belgium & The Netherlands Vs India

All stamps are of Rupees Five denomination. 503900 stamps have printed and 1,30,000 Miniature Sheets have been printed. ( Source Courtesy India Post Brochure).

MS INDIA 2018 WORLD CUP — MINIATURE SHEET INDIA 2018 -ODISHA HOCKEY MEN’S WORLD CUP BHUBANESHWAR 2018

MS INDIA 2018 WORLD CUP HOCKEY BRO — MS INDIA 2018 ODISHA HOCKEY MEN’S WORLD CUP BHUBANESHWAR BROCHURE

ONE DAY TO GO -Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

The 14th edition of Men’s World Cup Field Hockey known as Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 will be held from 28 Nov 2018 to 16 Dec 2018 at Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar in Odisha India. 16 Teams will be participating.

ONE DAY TO GO

11th World Cup – It was held in Germany from 6 to 17 September 2006 in Germany. The hosts Germany lifted their second title by beating Australia 4-3 in the Final.

12th World Cup – The 2010 World Cup was held in New Delhi from 28 February to 13 March 2010. Australia won their second World title by beating Germany 2-1 in the final. A special cover was released in Delhi on 13 March 2010 to mark this event.

SPL CVR HERO WORLD CUP HOCKEY — SPECIAL COVER 2010 HERO WORLD CUP HOCKEY

13th World Cup – The 2014 World Cup was hosted by The Netherlands from 31 May to 15 June 2014. Defending Champions Australia won the Cup for the third time defeating Netherlands 6-1 in the Final. Belgium issued a stamp on this event.

Two Days to Go -Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

TWO DAYS TO GO

7th World Cup – The seventh edition of the World Cup was held in Lahore from 12 to 23 February 1990. The Netherlands beat Pakistan 3-1 in the final at National Hockey Stadium Lahore to bag the trophy. Australia beat Germany 2-1 to claim third spot. Pakistan issued a stamp on 12 February 1990 to commemorate this event.

7TH WC HOCKEY — A STAMP ISSUED BY PAKISTAN IN 1990 ON 7TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY LAHORE

8th World Cup – The 1994 World Cup was held in Sydney from 23 November to 4 December 1994 at Sydney. Pakistan beat Netherlands in the final at Bush stadium Sydney to lift the trophy for the 4th time.Australia beat Germany 5-2 to claim the third place. Pakistan also issued a stamp on 31 December 1994 to commemorate the 4th World Cup title

1994 WC CHAMPIONS PAK — 1994 WORLD CUP HOCKEY CHAMPIONS PAKISTAN

9th World Cup – The 1998 World Cup was held in Ulrecht Netherlands. They were hosting the World Cup for the third time and lifted the trophy on home soil for the second time by beating Spain in the final 3-2 in extra time.Germany beat Australia 1-0 to claim the Bronze medal. The attendance in the final was 15,000 and 209 goals were scored in the tournament.

10th World Cup – The tenth edition of the World Cup was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 February to 9 March 2002. Germany won their first title by beating Australia 2-1 in the final. Netherlands Beat South Korea to win third place .Malaysia issued a set of stamps and a miniature sheet to commemorate this sporting event.

10th wc hockey kl 02 jan 2002 — MALAYSIA STAMP ON 10TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY 2002 AT KUALA LUMPUR

10th wc hockey kl 02 jan 2002 ms — MALAYSIA MINIATURE SHEET ON 10TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY 2002 AT KUALA LUMPUR

Three Days to Go -Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

THREE DAYS TO GO

4th World Cup – It was held in Buenos Aires from 21 March to 2 April 1978. Pakistan beat Netherlands 3-2 in the finals to win the Championships. A stamp was issued by Pakistan on 26 August 1978. It features a hockey stick and a ball with Hockey World Cup Trophy in foreground.

1978 WC HOCKEY CHAMPIONS — STAMP OF PAKISTAN 1978 – 4TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY CHAMPIONS PAKISTAN

5th World Cup – The Fifth World Cup was held in Mumbai (then Bombay) from 29 December 1981 to 12 January 1982. India issued a stamp to commemorate this event.

5TH WC HOCKEY — STAMP ON 5TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY AT BOMBAY -1981

Pakistan issued a stamp on 31st January 1982 featuring flags of all participating countries and the Trophy. The caption on stamp was “World Cup Hockey Champions 1982”

1982 WC HOCKEY CHAMPIONS — WORLD CUP HOCKEY CHAMPIONS 1982 – STAMP OF PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN wins Hockey Grand Slam – Pakistan won the 1984 Los Angeles Hockey Gold Medal, 1985 Dhaka Asia Cup Hockey Championships and The 1982 Bombay Hockey World Cup thus winning a rare Grand Slam. Pakistan issued a stamp on 05 Jun 1985 to commemorate this achievement.

PAKISTAN HOCKEY GRAND SLAM — STAMP OF PAKISTAN 1985 – PAKISTAN GRAND SLAM WINNERS 1984 OLYMPICS,1982 WORLD CUP & 1985 ASIA CUP

6th World Cup – It was held in London from 4 October to 19 October 1986. Australia beat England 2-1 in the final to lift the trophy. A stamp was issued by Royal Mail to commemorate the event.

1986 wc HOCKEY LONDON — 6TH WORLD CUP HOCKEY LONDON 1986 – STAMP OF GREAT BRITAIN

Watch out the next edition for stamps on 7th to 13th World Cup.

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – A Philatelic Insight -Part I

Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 – India

The First Hockey World Cup was played in Barcelona Spain at Real Polo Grounds from 15-24 October 1971. Ten teams participated and Pakistan beat Spain 1-0 in the final to lift the trophy. India were placed third.

Pakistan has dominated this event having won the event Four times, Australia and Netherlands have won it three times each , Germany has won it twice and India has won it once in 1975.

A Philatelic insight into Hockey shall be given in the next 10 days through Philately on this site so please look out for some interesting Philatelic Material from across the globe

Any article or write up on Hockey is incomplete without the mention of Dhyan Chand’s contribution to Indian and World Hockey.

Major Dhyan Chand was born at Allahabad on 29 August 1905. He is considered as one of the greatest players in the history of Field Hockey. He was known as “Wizard of Hockey” and “Magician” for his superb ball control. He won three Olympic Gold Medals with the Indian Hockey team (1928,1932,1936). In the 1936 Berlin Olympics India beat Germany 8-1 in the finals and he scored three out of the eight goals. It is believed that Adolf Hitler became envious of his skills and offered him German residency which he declined. He is believed to have scored 400 International Goals in his career.

He retired from the Punjab Regiment of Indian Army as a Major in 1956 and in the same year was honored with the third highest Civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India. 29 August his birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day. A Special Cover was issued on 29 August 2017 at Bengaluru featuring Dhyan Chand to mark the day as National Sports Day.

He passed away at Delhi on 03 December 1979.

SPL CVR DHYAN CHAND NAT SPORTS DAY — SPECIAL COVER DHYAN CHAND NATIONAL SPORTS DAY INDIA 2017

Palindrome Date Covers – Germany 1977- 1000 Years of Dudweiler

Dudweiler in Germany is a small town which came into being in 977 AD. Germany issued a special cover on 7-7-77 to mark its 1000th Year. The Cover also features the 1976 Montreal Olympics Miniature sheet with Dudweiler cancellation and featured Field Hockey and Rowing.

Palindrome – A Palindrome is a word ,number ,phrase or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward,such as madam, racecar or number 10201. This cover has date cancellation as 7-7-77.

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