2021 First-Class Forever Stamp,Backyard Games: Tetherball
# 5632 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Backyard Games: Tetherball
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US #5632
2021 Tetherball – 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 tetherball – 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 tetherball.
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: Tetherball is a two-player game that was once a popular installation at playgrounds and public parks. The game is not quite as common today, but is still just as fun!
A tetherball court consists of a metal pole that is 10 feet tall and cemented into the ground or attached to a sufficiently heavy object to keep it from moving. At the top of the pole is a rope connected to a volleyball-sized ball. The two players stand on opposite sides of the pole, with one person hitting the ball clockwise and the other hitting it counterclockwise. Whichever player successfully gets the ball to wind all the way around the pole so that it stops moving is the winner. Each player must stay on their side of the court, must not hit the top of the ball, and must wait for the ball to circle the pole or be returned by the opponent to hit it again. When the game is over, another person may challenge the winning player. In some cases, there can be long lines of people waiting to play the winner of a tetherball match.
Tetherball has been around for a while, and was first described in a 1909 book titled Games for the Playground, by Jessie H. Bancroft. Not many children today know how to play tetherball, creating a fun opportunity for parents or grandparents to teach them the rules the next time they come across a tetherball court.
US #5632
2021 Tetherball – 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 tetherball – 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 tetherball.
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: Tetherball is a two-player game that was once a popular installation at playgrounds and public parks. The game is not quite as common today, but is still just as fun!
A tetherball court consists of a metal pole that is 10 feet tall and cemented into the ground or attached to a sufficiently heavy object to keep it from moving. At the top of the pole is a rope connected to a volleyball-sized ball. The two players stand on opposite sides of the pole, with one person hitting the ball clockwise and the other hitting it counterclockwise. Whichever player successfully gets the ball to wind all the way around the pole so that it stops moving is the winner. Each player must stay on their side of the court, must not hit the top of the ball, and must wait for the ball to circle the pole or be returned by the opponent to hit it again. When the game is over, another person may challenge the winning player. In some cases, there can be long lines of people waiting to play the winner of a tetherball match.
Tetherball has been around for a while, and was first described in a 1909 book titled Games for the Playground, by Jessie H. Bancroft. Not many children today know how to play tetherball, creating a fun opportunity for parents or grandparents to teach them the rules the next time they come across a tetherball court.