Romania
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First day of issue: October 16, 2015
Width: 33 mm
Height: 48 mm
Perforation: Perforated 13.50 x 13.25
Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXIV
Stamp ID = 6275

Ion Ţiriac is the current president of the Romanian Tennis Federation and past president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee from 1998 to 2004. His biggest accomplishment was winning the men's doubles in the 1970 French Open with fellow countryman Ilie Năstase. 1975 he was the first man to play against a woman, Abigail Maynard, in a sanctioned tennis tournament. The first time Romania participated in an Olympic ice hockey tournament was during the 1964 Innsbruck games. The Romanian team finished 12th out of 16 teams and Ion Ţiriac was on that team.

Label shows Ion Tiriac

From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page.

Romania (1865-)
Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 21,399,114 (1997 est.). A republic in southeastern Europe, bordering on the Danube River and the Black Sea.