US 2021 Bocce : Backyard Games 55c. Scott. 5628


US 2021 Bocce : Backyard Games 55c. Scott. 5628


Series: Backyard Games (2021)

Stamp details: Bocce

Issued date: 12-08-2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 55c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Format: Pane of 16

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: Rosemont, Illinois

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5628
Michel (Germany): 5861BA
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5470

Designers: Mike Ryan (designer) ; Mick Wiggins (artist)

Dimensions (height x width):
30.25mm x 23.25mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Print Method: Offset

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Sports, Games

Total print: 3,200,000 (estimate)

Note: Stamp from se-tenant 'block of eight'.

Face value US$0.55 on day of issue.

Description:- Bocce, sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, bocci or boccie, is a ball sport belonging to the boules family. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is closely related to British bowls and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Bocce is played around western, southern and southeastern Europe, as well as in overseas areas with historical Italian immigrant population, including Australia, North America, and South America, principally Argentina and the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Initially played just by the Italian immigrants, the game has slowly become more popular with their descendants and more broadly.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce