Quantity
of Stamps: |
5,000,000 pieces for design
1; and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs 2-4 |
Subject: |
Graphic
designs with silhouettes of
disciplines
(designs 1-2) and icons of objects used in sports (design 3-4)
that featured at the 8th
Asian Games,
as well as its logo, which consists of a red sun with bursting flames, two
golden
Thai-style rooftop spires called
chofa
(fig.),
and in light blue the text 8th Asian Games, Bangkok 1978. The various sports
and disciplines depicted are: 1.
bowling, kickboxing, and
pole vault; 2. weightlifting, javelin throw, and athletics; 3. volleyball,
badminton, tennis, table tennis, and
sailing; 4. basketball, football, boxing, and hockey. |