Special 176 Sports Postage Stamps (Issue of 1981)
| Stamp SN | D176 |
| Stamp Name | Special 176 Sports Postage Stamps (Issue of 1981) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Sports |
| Issue date | 1981-09-09 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Color Printing Co.Inc., R.O.C. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | Lin Hsiang-cheng |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | S176.1-176-2 10×10 |
| Print color | |
| Process | Deep etch offset |
| Paper | Locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 13 1/2 |
Description
To promote universal sport activities a set of two 5.00 stamp was released on Athletics Day, September 9, 1981. The stamps depict women's soccer and are printed in a horizontal pairs.
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. The Mu-lan Girls' Soccer Team was formed in 1977 in the Republic of China.It participated in the 2nd Asian Cup Women's Soccer Tournament in August of that year. The Mu-lan team won the championship by winning every game. The team then captured the first place crown in both the 1980 and 1981 tournaments. It addition, the team won a complete victory in the Women's Invitational Football Tournament in August, 1980.