Canada United States Plans Provinces Blog About

Fencing

1976 Olympic Games, Combat Sports

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue August 6, 1975
Year 1975
Quantity 25,300,000
Denomination
8¢ + 2¢
Perforation or Dimension 13
Series 1976 Olympic Games, Combat Sports
Series Time Span 1975
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

Buy on ebay

Sorry, our call to ebay returned no results. Click on the button below to search ebay directly.
More Results
PSG earns commission on these links.

Stamp Price Values

Condition Name Avg Value
M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine Only available to paid users
U-VF
Used - Very Fine Only available to paid users
* Notes about these prices:
  • They are not based on catalogue values but on current dealer and auction listings. The reason for this is that catalogues tend to over-value stamps.
  • They are average prices. The actual value of your stamp may be slightly above or below the listed value, depending on the overall condition of your stamp. Use these prices as a guide to determine the approximate value of your stamps.

Stamp Supplies on Amazon

Hidden Date

The hidden date for this stamp can be found on the thigh of the fencer. It is printed with a light reddish ink that can be hard to see.

Layouts

Pane of 50 Stamps

Quantity Produced - Unknown
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Add to List

Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Add to List

Official First Day Cover - 3 Stamps

Quantity Produced - Unknown
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Add to List

Official First Day Cover - Plate Block

Quantity Produced - Unknown
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Add to List

About Stamp

Pushbutton destruction has made combat sports seem like pleasant anachronisms. However, such activities have a physical and some say a moral value. The Olympic combat sports are represented in these semi-postals by boxing, fencing and judo. Swords were so effective in war that they were recognized as power symbols. Sword carrying is said to have created certain social customs. A friendly handshake immobilized the sword hand. Buttons are on the right side of men's clothing because in cold weather it was necessary to hold the right hand inside the coat to keep it warm and ready for combat. Prior to 1500, swords were heavy instruments used to hack through armour. The premium was on strength rather then skill. Guns made armour obsolete. When freed from heavy encumbrances, warriors became more agile and evasive. A lighter weapon was called for and the long slim rapier appeared. Sword fighting became more scientific and fencing masters set up schools all across Europe. Lessons were costly and strictly private so as to preserve the secrecy of techniques. In Canada, fencing was popular in the years before Confederation. Skill with a sword was useful because people occasionally fought duels. After 1949, the sport grew substantially, spurred on by fencing masters who immigrated from Europe. James Hill of Toronto designed these stamps.

Creators

Designed by James Hill

Similar Stamps

Reference

Canada Post Office Department [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1975.

Improve Stamp Information

Did you notice an error in this stamp's information?
Do you have any interesting information about this stamp that you would like to share?
Please click here to send us an email with the details.