2021 First-Class Forever Stamp,Backyard Games: Croquet
# 5630 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Backyard Games: Croquet
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US #5630
2021 Croquet – Backyard Games
- One of eight stamps commemorate the many backyard games that entertain us during the warmer months of the year.
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Backyard Games
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 12, 2021
First Day City: Rosemont, Illinois
Quantity Issued: 25,600,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate croquet – one of the most popular backyard games played in the United States.
About the stamp design: Pictures original artwork by Mick Wiggins of people playing croquet.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Great American Stamp Show 2021 in Rosemont, Illinois.
About the Backyard Games set: Includes eight designs picturing original artwork by Mick Wiggins of a different backyard game: badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball, and pick-up baseball.
History the stamp represents: Croquet is an intensely competitive lawn game that first showed up in history books around 1856. The modern version of the game originated in Britain, but similar games were played as far back as the Late Middle Ages.
Today, croquet has spread across the globe. It was even played at the Summer Olympics in 1900. There are several versions of croquet, each with different rules and styles of play. The main two types are association croquet and golf croquet. Association croquet is the more technical game and most well-known version. It reaches all the way to the international level. The winner of association croquet is the team that moves their balls all the way through the set of six hoops and strikes the center peg. (Hoops are stuck into the ground in a specific pattern and balls are hit through them with a croquet mallet.)
croquet is one of only a few games in which men and women are permitted to compete together. Interestingly, in Britain, most club-level players are men, while in Australia and New Zealand, most are women. In 2018, two international championships were won by women – Rachel Gee of England and Hanan Rashad of Egypt.
Whether at the professional level or simply in someone’s backyard, croquet is a fun game for all.
US #5630
2021 Croquet – Backyard Games
- One of eight stamps commemorate the many backyard games that entertain us during the warmer months of the year.
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Backyard Games
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 12, 2021
First Day City: Rosemont, Illinois
Quantity Issued: 25,600,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate croquet – one of the most popular backyard games played in the United States.
About the stamp design: Pictures original artwork by Mick Wiggins of people playing croquet.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Great American Stamp Show 2021 in Rosemont, Illinois.
About the Backyard Games set: Includes eight designs picturing original artwork by Mick Wiggins of a different backyard game: badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball, and pick-up baseball.
History the stamp represents: Croquet is an intensely competitive lawn game that first showed up in history books around 1856. The modern version of the game originated in Britain, but similar games were played as far back as the Late Middle Ages.
Today, croquet has spread across the globe. It was even played at the Summer Olympics in 1900. There are several versions of croquet, each with different rules and styles of play. The main two types are association croquet and golf croquet. Association croquet is the more technical game and most well-known version. It reaches all the way to the international level. The winner of association croquet is the team that moves their balls all the way through the set of six hoops and strikes the center peg. (Hoops are stuck into the ground in a specific pattern and balls are hit through them with a croquet mallet.)
croquet is one of only a few games in which men and women are permitted to compete together. Interestingly, in Britain, most club-level players are men, while in Australia and New Zealand, most are women. In 2018, two international championships were won by women – Rachel Gee of England and Hanan Rashad of Egypt.
Whether at the professional level or simply in someone’s backyard, croquet is a fun game for all.