ANDORRA - SERVICE PHILATÉLIQUE DE LA POSTE (FRANCE) - EUROPA 2015
Date of issue: 09 May 2015
The slingshot is a fork shaped frame, usually made of wood, with two equal bits of rubber supporting a piece of leather, used to throw little stones. The slingshot was a traditional toy for children during most of the twentieth century, used for hunting birds, as a highly effective and deadly weapon. Although as a manufactured toy, it is considered as a weapon that is rather unlikely to cause serious injuries, it is almost no longer used as a toy nowadays