Summer Olympics
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The Summer Olympic Games
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Home » Sports on Stamps » Olympics Stamps » Summer Olympics Stamps   The following discount applies to all orders. 10% Discount on all orders over $40 « Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next » Item ID: OL147 17th Olympic Games - Rome Mint Set of 7 Stamps Haiti, 1960 Details  Issued by Haiti on August 18, 1960, this set of seven stamps (includes three airmail stamps) promoted the 17th Summer Olympic Games, hosted by Rome (Aug. 25 - Sept. 11, 1960). The stamps feature Melbourne stadium and Olympic Torch with Olympic victors in Athens (1896), a discus thrower and Rome stadium, Pierre de Coubertin and victors (Melbourne, 1956), and Athens stadium (1896). $5.50 retail value (Scott 2011 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). Price: $4.35   Item ID: OL146 17th Olympic Games - Rome Mint Set of 4 Stamps Ghana, 1960 Details  Ghana commemorated the 17th Summer Olympic Games with the release of this complete mint set of four stamps on August 15, 1960. Two stamps feature the Olympic Rings and Olympic Torch; the other two feature a runner with an outline of the African continent and the Olympic Rings. The Games were hosted by Rome (Aug. 25 - Sept. 11, 1960). $1.15 retail value (Scott 2011 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). Price: $0.95   Item ID: OL139 20th Olympic Games - Munich Mint Set of 6 Stamps East Germany, 1972 Details  East Germany (German Democratic Republic) celebrated the 20th Summer Olympic Games with the release of this complete mint set of 6 stamps on May 16, 1972. The Games were held in Munich (Aug. 26 - Sep. 11, 1972). The stamps feature the following sports: wrestling, pole vault, vollyball, women's gymnastics, diving, and rowing. $3.50 retail value (Scott 2011 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). Price: $2.95   Item ID: OL140 Anniv. of Revival of Olympic Games Mint Set of 2 Stamps East Germany, 1969 Details  East Germany (German Democratic Republic) issued this complete mint set of two stamps on June 6, 1969, to mark the 75th anniversary of the revival of the Olympic Games. The stamps feature the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin (a bust by artist Wieland Forster), and Coubertin column in Memorial Grove, Olympia. Price: $0.90   Item ID: OL142 19th Olympic Games - Mexico City Germany, 1968 Details  Germany commemorated the 19th Summer Olympic Games (Mexico City, Oct. 12-27, 1968) by issuing this mint stamp featuring Pierre de Coubertin. He was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. See item# OL143 for an associated stamp set that helped raise funds for the promotion of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Price: $0.35   Item ID: OL144 26th Olympic Games - Atlanta Mint Set of 4 Stamps Hong Kong, 1996 Details  Hong Kong celebrated the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, hosted by Atlanta, with the release of this mint set of four stamps on March 20, 1996. The artistic stamps feature gymnastics, diving, running, and basketball. Each stamp includes the Olympic Rings and the inscription "1996 Olympic Games." $3.50 retail value (Scott 2011 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). Price: $2.90   Item ID: OL114 8th Winter & 17th Summer Olympics Set of 7 Mint Stamps Togo, 1960 Details  Togo commemorated the 8th Winter Olympic Games (hosted by Squaw Valley, California, 1960) and the 17th Summer Olympic Games (hosted by Rome, 1960) with the 1960 release of this complete mint set of seven stamps. The attractively-designed stamps depict skiing, ice hockey, discus throwing, boxing, running, and bicycle racing. Price: $2.95   Item ID: OL116 18th Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo Mint Souvenir Sheet Romania, 1964 Details  Romania issued this mint high denomination souvenir sheet (valid for postage) on November 30, 1964, to commemorate Romanian gold medal metal winners at the 1964 Games (hosted by Tokyo, Japan) as well as at previous Summer Olympic games (the London, Helsinki, Melbourne, and Rome games are noted on the sheet). The sheet heatures a lightly embossed 1964 Olympic gold medal and world map. $7.00 retail value (Scott 2010 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5). Price: $3.95   Item ID: OL131 22nd Summer Olympic Games - Moscow Mint Mini-Sheet Russia, 1980 Details  Featuring a track and field relay race, this mint mini-sheet (souvenir sheet) was issued by Russia on March 12, 1980, to promote the 22nd Summer Olympic Games. These games were hosted by Moscow (July 19 - August 3, 1980). The sheet includes a single high-denomination stamp; the relay race design extends beyond the borders of the stamp. The sheet selvage includes an image of Mischa, the mascot for these Games. Price: $1.90   Item ID: OL130 22nd Summer Olympic Games - Moscow Mint Mini-Sheet Russia, 1980 Details  Russia issued this single-stamp high-denomination mint mini-sheet (souvenir sheet) on November 24, 1980, to commemorate the completion of the 22nd Summer Olympic Games (hosted by Moscow; July 19 - August 3, 1980). The stamp depicts the Moscow Olympics mascot, "Mischa," holding the Olympic torch. The sheet selvage includes the 22nd Olympic Games emblem and torch relay locations (?). $7.50 retail value (Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5). Price: $6.25   « Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next »

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