Wimbledon’s Tennis Postmarks 1939-2013 Part 2.

1947 The Championships were suspended from 1940 to 1945 during WW II and postal services were not provided at the 1946 Championships. In 1947 a mobile post office was again stationed at he Ground, this time at the North Hall of the Centre Court. A circular date stamp reading ALLEENGLANDLTCWIMBLEDONSW19 (without spaces)  was used to cancel stamps on registered mail and on certificates of posting. 

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Wimbledon’s Tennis Postmarks 1939-2013 Part 1.

INTRODUCTION

High on the list of wants sought by collectors of tennis postmarks are those used at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. In 1947 the Post Office began providing a commemorative date stamp promoting the annual championships for use in its mobile temporary office stationed at the Club Ground.

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Beach tennis

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Under the auspices of the ITF (International Tennis Federation), beach tennis is the third official variety of tennis, next to traditional and wheelchair tennis. It is currently rapidly-growing sport with a bold aim of ITF to become the leading beach sport. When we consider beach volleyball or beach soccer it seems not realistic so far.

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Tennis stars: Roger Federer

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Starting a series of articles about tennis stars, you can't start with anyone else. The king of this sport considered the best player in the history of the discipline: a Swiss player, Roger Federer.

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Beginnings of the Post in Independent Poland Nov. 1918-1920

Professor Julian Auleytner, the Polish philatelist and Fellow of the RPSL, specialized in the postal history, participated in the international philatelic exhibition STOCKHOLMIA 2019 held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to international celebration of the 150 Anniversary of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

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