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SPORT '92 After years of sport isolation, the abolition of apartheid opened the way for South Africa's return to international sports in 1992. 35c Formula One Grand Prix On 1 March 1992, South African motorsport enthusiasts again could see the superfast Formula One racing cars in action in a full-fledged Grand Prix on national soil. The South African Grand Prix appeared uninterrupted on the For- mula One calender from 1962, when it received world champion status for the first time, to 1985. After President FW de Klerk's historic speech on 2 February 1990, negotiations to bring the Grand Prix back to South Africa were initiated immediately. The Kyalami race track at Midrand near Johannesburg was rebuilt and lengthened to 4,26 km. A new pits complex was erected at a cost of about R18 million. More than 100 000 spectators and approximately 300 million TV viewers worldwide watched the 26 Formula One cars shooting away at the start of the 1992 Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix. Nigel Mansell in his Williams-Renault came first and his team-mate, Riccardo Pat- rese, second. The current world champion, Ayrton Senna took third place in a McLaren-Honda. 35c Football (Soccer) Football can claim to be the most popular sport in the world if the number of players and spectators and the number of countries where the game is played are taken as standard of comparison. The name of soccer for the sport is derived from association football, subsequently contracted to assoc and eventually to soccer. Football had been played in South Africa for a number of years before the South African Football Association was founded in 1892. The Association subsequently changed its name to the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) and became affiliated to the British Football League. In 1903, the South African Indian Football Association was formed and in 1933 both the South African Bantu and the South African Coloured Football Associations were founded. In 1951 these three associations united to form the South African Soccer Federation. The Federation launched its first professional league, the South African Soccer League, in 1959. FASA also ran professional soccer under the National Football League. Various attempts to unite the different football controlling bodies failed repeatedly until 31 March 1991, when the new united South African Football Association (SAFA) was launched. SAFA is now recognised by both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Africa and the world controlling body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 55c Total Paris-le Cap Rally Against the backdrop of Table Mountain the greatest motoring spectacle ever seen in South Africa-and the world-ended on 16 January 1992 at the Milnerton lagoon near Cape Town in front of 35 000 spectators. The Total Paris- le Cap Rally commenced on 23 December 1991 at Rouen, France. The 332 cars, trucks and motorcycles had to complete a route of 12 427 kilometres through eleven countries. Less than half of the vehicles arrived in Cape Town almost a month later. More than 1 800 people took part in the R600 million rally organised by the Thierry Sabine Organisation. About 300 million TV viewers saw Hubert Auriol of the Rothmans-Mitsubishi team arriving at the finishing point in first place. Stephane Peterhansel on a Yamaha came first in the motorcycle division and Franscasco Perlini took the honours in his Perlini in the truck section. Athletics 70c The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognised the newly founded National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA) on 9 July 1991. On 25 July 1991, the IOC invited South Africa to officially participate in the Olympic Games commencing in Barcelona on 25 July 1992. South Africans have competed in twelve Olympic Games, the first being in 1904 in St Louis, USA and the last being in Rome in 1960. From 1908 to 1960, South Africans had won 72 medals: 17 gold, 28 silver and 27 bronze. In Bar- celona the South African sportsmen and women will proudly represent their country at the Games of the 25th Olympiad, as they strive to do justice to the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger). 90c Rugby Of all sports rugby football has brought South Africa its greatest success in international competition. South Africa is the only country in the world which has had more victories than defeats against all opponents - including the mighty All Blacks. 1992 is an historic year for rugby in South Africa with the unification of the rugby family, the launching of the South African Rugby Football Union, and the return to full international participation. A vitally important development programme aimed at the upliftment of the game in all its aspects among undeveloped and underprivileged communities includes coaching, the improvement of fields and facilities, the training of coaches, referees and administrators and the provision of competition. R1,05 Cricket After the unification of the South African Cricket Board and the South African Cricket Union, the new United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) was accepted again in the international cricket world after almost twenty-two years of isolation, resulting in a South African team undertaking a tour of India in 1991. The South African team under Kepler Wessels surprised the world by reaching the semi-finals in the 1992 World Cup Series in Australia. During April 1992, the South Africans also toured the West Indies. UCBSA aims at developing cricket at all levels. Fourteen major cricket competitions, including the Castle Cup, the Nissan Shield and the Benson and Hedges Series, are staged annually. One of UCBSA's most important undertakings is the development programme providing cricket coaching for more than 75 000 children in underprivileged areas. Teachers and parents are also being trained as coaches on a very large scale. SPORT '92 Na jare van sportisolasie het die afskaffing van apartheid dit vir Suid-Afrika moontlik gemaak om in 1992 tot internasionale sport terug te keer. 35c Formule Een Grand Prix Suid-Afrikaanse motorsportgeesdriftiges kon op 1 Maart 1992 weer die blitsige Formule Een-motors in 'n volwaardige Grand Prix op eie bodem in aksie sien. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix het van 1962-toe dit vir die eerste keer wêreldkampioenstatus verkry het tot 1985 ononderbroke op die Formule Een-kalender verskyn. Na president FW de Klerk se geskiedkundige toespraak op 2 Februarie 1990 het onderhandelings onmiddellik begin om die Grand Prix weer terug te bring. Die Kyalami-ren baan by Midrand naby Johannesburg is herbou en tot 4,26 km verleng. 'n Nuwe kuipekompleks is teen 'n koste van sowat R18 miljoen opgerig. Meer as 100 000 toeskouers en sowat 300 miljoen TV-kykers wêreldwyd het op 1 Maart gesien hoe die 26 Formule Een-renmotors in die 1992 Geel Bladsye Grand Prix van Suid-Afrika wegspring. Nigel Mansell in sy Williams-Renault was eerste en sy spanmaat, Riccardo Patrese, tweede. Ayrton Senna, die huidige wêreldkampioen, was derde in 'n McLaren-Honda. 35c Sokker Sokker kan daarop aanspraak maak dat dit die gewildste sportsoort ter wêreld is as die getal spelers en toeskouers en die getal lande waar die spel gespeel word in aanmerking geneem word. Die naam sokker vir dié balsport is afgelei van association football, wat later verkort is tot assoc en uiteindelik soccer geword het. Sokker is reeds 'n aantal jare voor die totstandkoming van die South African Football Association in 1892 in Suid-Afrika gespeel. Dié vereniging het later sy naam verander na Football Association of South Africa (FASA) en is toe met die British Football League geaffilieer. In 1903 het die South African Indian Football Association tot stand gekom en in 1933 is die South African Bantu Football Association asook die South African Coloured Football Association ge- stig. In 1951 het dié drie verenigings saamgesmelt om die South African Soccer Federation te vorm. Die federasie het sy eerste beroepsliga, die South African Soccer League, in 1959 gestig. FASA het ook beroepsokker deur die National Football League bedryf. Verskeie pogings om die verskillende sokkerbeheerliggame te verenig, het herhaaldelik misluk tot 31 Maart 1991 toe die nuwe verenigde sokkerliggaam SAFA (South African Football Association) tot stand gekom het. SAFA word in Afrika deur die Confederation of African Football (CAF) en wêreldwyd deur die wêreldbeheerliggaam Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) amptelik erken. 55c Total Paris-le Cap-tydren Met Tafelberg as agtergrond het die grootste motorskouspel wat Suid-Afrika- en die wêreld-nog gesien het, op 16 Januarie 1992 langs die Milnerton-strandmeer by Kaapstad voor 35 000 toeskouers ten einde geloop. Die Total Paris-le Cap-tydren het op 23 Desember 1991 in Rouen, Frankryk, begin. Die 332 motors, vragmotors en motorfietse moes 'n roete van 12 427 kilometer deur elf lande voltooi. Minder as die helfte van die voertuie het byna 'n maand later in Kaapstad aangekom. Meer as 1 800 mense het deelgeneem aan dié R600 miljoen-tydren wat deur die Thierry Sabine-Organisasie gereël is. Ongeveer 300 miljoen TV-kykers wêreldwyd het gesien hoe Hubert Auriol van die Rothmans-Mitsubishi-span eerste by die eindpunt aankom. Stephane Peterhansel op 'n Yamaha het die motorfietsafdeling gewen en Franscasco Perlini in sy eie Perlini was eerste in die vragmotorafdeling. Atletiek 70c Die Internasionale Olimpiese Komitee (IOK) het die pasgestigte Nasionale Olimpiese Komitee van Suid-Afrika (NOKSA) op 9 Julie 1991 erken. Op 25 Julie 1991 het IOK Suid-Afrika amptelik genooi om aan die Olimpiese Spele wat op 25 Julie 1992 in Barcelona begin, deel te neem. Suid-Afrikaners het in die verlede aan twaalf Olimpiese byeenkomste deelgeneem. Die eerste was die Spele in St Louis, VSA, in 1904 en die laaste was dié in Rome in 1960. Van 1908 tot 1960 het Suid-Afrikaners 72 medaljes gewen: 17 goud, 28 silwer en 27 brons. In Barcelona sal die Suid-Afrikaanse sportmanne en -vroue hulle land met trots verteenwoordig in die spele van die 25ste Olimpiade, met die strewe om reg te laat geskied aan die Olimpiese leuse: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Vinniger, Hoër, Sterker). 90c Rugby Van al die sportsoorte het rugbyvoetbal vir Suid-Afrika die grootste sukses in internasionale mededinging besorg. Suid-Afrika is die enigste land wat meer oorwinnings as nederlae teen al sy opponente-insluitende die magtige All Blacks-aangeteken het. 1992 is 'n historiese jaar vir rugby in Suid-Afrika vanweë die eenwording van die rugbyfamilie, die totstandkoming van die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyvoetbal-unie en die terugkeer tot volle internasionale deelname. 'n Uiters belangrike, dringende ontwikkelingsprogram gemik op die verbetering van alle aspekte van die spel onder agtergeblewe en minderbevoorregte gemeenskappe sluit afrigting, die verbetering van speelvelde en fasiliteite, die opleiding van afrigters, skeidsregters en administrateurs en die voorsiening van kompetisie in. R1,05 Krieket Na die eenwording van die Suid-Afrikaanse Krieketraad en die Suid-Afrikaanse Krieketunie is die nuwe Verenigde Krieketraad van Suid-Afrika na amper twee en twintig jaar van isolasie weer in die internasionale krieketwêreld aan- vaar en kon 'n Suid-Afrikaanse span in 1991 'n toer na Indië onderneem. Daarna het die Suid-Afrikaanse span onder Kepler Wessels die wêreld verras deur tot die halfeindstryd van die 1992 Wêreldbekerreeks in Australië deur te dring. In April 1992 het die Suid-Afrikaners ook 'n toer na die Wes-Indiëse Eilande onderneem. Die VKSA stel hom dit ten doel om krieket op alle vlakke te ontwikkel. Veertien groot krieketkompetisies, waaronder die Castlebeker-, die Nissanskild- en die Benson en Hedges-reeks, vind jaarliks plaas. Een van die VKSA se belangrikste ondernemings is die ontwikkelingsprogram waardeur meer as 75 000 kinders in minderbevoorregte gebiede krieketafrigting ontvang. Onderwysers en ouers word ook op groot skaal as afrigters opgelei.

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This cover was postmarked on 24 July 1994 at Pretoria and catalogued as SAPO 5.20.1. Its set of six stamps covered Formula One, football, the Paris-Dakar style Paris-le Cap Rally, athletics, rugby and cricket, marking South Africa's sweeping return to international sport in 1992 after the end of apartheid. That year alone saw Nigel Mansell win the revived South African Grand Prix at Kyalami and the national cricket team reach the semi finals of the Cricket World Cup in Australia on their first appearance in over two decades.

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