The United States Postal Service paid tribute to the renowned tennis player Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) with the issuance of this mint self-adhesive stamp on Aug. 27, 2005. The stamp features a portrait of Ashe holding a tennis racket. The stamp was designed by Carl T. Herrman.

ESPN's 1999 Summer X Games was the site for the first day of issue ceremony for this stamp series (on June 25, 1999). This mint sheet of 20 self-adhesive stamps features four extreme sports events: skateboarding, BMX biking, snowboarding, and inline skating. Stamp designer Carl Herrmann chose photographs of these events based on their ability to convey action and excitment. The sheet includes five copies each of four different designs.

ESPN's 1999 Summer X Games was the site for the first day of issue ceremony for this stamp series. The mint, self-adhesive, vertical strip of four stamps features four extreme sports events: skateboarding, BMX biking, snowboarding, and inline skating. Stamp designer Carl Herrmann chose photographs of these events based on their ability to convey action and excitment.

This block of four mint self-adhesive stamps was issued by the United States Postal Service on Jan. 8, 2002, to promote the 19th Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002). The featured sports are ski jumping, snowboarding, ice hockey, and figure skating. The stamps were designed by Jager Di Paola Kemp.

One of America's most popular sports, alpine skiing, is featured on this mint stamp from the United States. The stamp was released on Jan. 22, 1998. The boldly illustrated skier was the work of designer Michael Schwab.

The sport of cycling is saluted by this miniature stamp pane ("souvenir sheet") issued by the United States Postal Service on November 1, 1996. The stamp sheet was designed by McRay Magleby, an artist famous for his poster art. The USPS's purpose for issuing this sheet was to have an item it could sell at international cycling meets to promote the USPS Pro Cycling Team.

The 100th running of the Kentucky Derby is commemorated on this mint May 4, 1974 issue from the United States. The stamp design features "race horses at the turn."

Issued by the United States Postal Service on May 24, 1984, this mint commemorative stamp pays tribute to the legendary American athlete, Jim Thorpe. The stamp depicts Thorpe on the sidelines in his football uniform with helmet in hand. At the 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm), Thorpe became the first athlete to win both the pentathlon and the decathlon. He excelled on the Football and Baseball fields as well.

Due to the remaining sheets we have in stock having paper bends in the sheet selvage, the priced has been reduced from $3.25. Issued in 1996 by St. Vincent and the Grenadines, this sheet of eight stamps (plus a Disney label) illustrates Mickey and friends at work as the following sports professionals: basketball player, boxing referee, track coach, ice skater, sportscaster, tennis champs, football coach, and race car driver.

Issued by Russia on July 20, 1988, this mint set of five stamps features paintings in the Timiriazev Equestrian Museum of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. A beautiful "horses on stamps" topical set. Please click on the image or "Details" for a listing of the depicted paintings. $2.30 retail value (Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5).