University Olympic Games/ Poster/ Diploma/ Proisy/ Tennis. F - Lot 153

University Olympic Games/ Poster/ Diploma/ Proisy/ Tennis. From August 26 to September 6, 1970, Turin welcomed 2,000 athletes from 58 nations to take part in the 6th World University Games. This philatelic poster, cleverly framed on both sides (46.5x29, 58x40), gives us a glimpse of France's only gold medallist in tennis, Patrick Proisy. Yes, you've guessed it, it was in tennis, because there he was, crossing the desert between the 1924 Paris Games and the 1988 Seoul Games. "U, Il centro Universitario Sportivo italiano and il comitato Organizzatore della UNIVERSIADE TORINO 70 (in red). With the signatures of the two presidents, the wax seal on the yellow and blue ribbon (embossed dry logo). With different illustrated philatelic postage on the two official stamps for the 11 days of the competition! Quite a feat. A glorious page in the history of French tennis.