Stamps by Countries

It is sometimes difficult to decide whether a stamp is an official issue and thus valid for postage, especially in African and Asian countries. If a stamp is listed in the world-wide accepted and well-known stamp catalogues Michel (MI, Germany), Scott (SC, USA), Stanley-Gibbons (SG, United Kingdom) or Yvert & Tellier (YV, France) it is a real postage stamp for sure. Often these catalogues publish new issues from exotic countries only many years after their issue date.

If it is doubtful whether a stamp is an official issue or not that particular stamp remains listed in the category "Stamps" unless its unauthorized status is proven.

Stamp BUL 1976 Sept. 6th OG Montreal (with Olympic pictogram No. 3) - gold medal wins for Svetlana Otsetova & Zdravka Yordanova (W2X) and Siyka Kelbecheva & Stoyanka Gruycheva (W2-)

       MI SS 66

       YV BF 64

      This Olympic pictogram (No. 3) is the one used at OG Munich 1972

Stamp BUL 1979 Sept. 30th OG Moscow with Olympic pictograms No. 5 on tab

stamp bul 1979 nov. 30th og moscow mi 2840 with pictograms in margins

MI 2841

SC 2637

MI 2842

SC 2638

MI 2845

SC 2641

MI 2843

SC 2639

MI 2844

SC 2640

Stamp BUL 1981 Jan. 9th SS OG Moscow - Olympic pictogram No. 5 in silver (commemoration of Bulgarian W4+ silver medal and W4X+, W2- & M4X bronze medals)

MI SS 109
Stamp BUL 1996 July 4th OG Atlanta - 20th anniversary of W2X gold medal for BUL at OG Montreal 1976 (S. Otzetowa & Z. Yordanova)

       MI 4230

       SC 3935

       YV 3677

       MI 4227-30

       YV 3674-77
Stamp BUL 2007 Dec. 19th ERC Poznan - Rumyana Neykova (BUL), W1X gold medal winner

        MI 4830

        SC 4459

        YV 4165
Stamp BUL 2010 July 30th - Youth Olympic Games Singapore with pictogram on tab in lower left corner

MI 4963

SC 4551
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Georgeta Damian-Andrunache (ROU)

Olympic champion 2000 OG Sydney (W2- & W8+), 2004 OG Athens (W2- & W8+), 2008 OG Beijing (W2-)
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Marnie McBean (CAN)

Olympic champion 1992 OG Barcelona (W2- & W8+), 1996 OG Atlanta (W2X)
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Matthew Pinsent (GBR)

Olympic champion 1992 OG Barcelona (M2-), 1996 OG Atlanta (M2-), 2000 OG Sydney (M4-), 2004 OG Athens (M4-)
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

M1X Olympic champion 1976 OG Montreal, 1980 OG Moscow, 1984 OG Los Angeles
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Steve Redgrave (GBR)

Olympic champion 1984 OG Los Angeles (M4+), 1988 OG Seoul (M2-), 1992 OG Barcelona (M2-), 1996 OG Atlanta (M2-), 2000 OG Sydney (M4-)
Stamp BUR 2021 "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue) - Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS)

M1X Olympic champion 1956 OG Melbourne, 1960 OG Rome, 1964 OG Tokyo

Stamp BUR 2021 SS "Olympic rowing champions" (unauthorized issue)

Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS)

Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

Steve Redgrave (GBR)

Matthew Pinsent (GBR)

Marnie McBean (CAN)

Georgeta Damian-Andrunache (ROU)

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Georgeta Damian Andrunache ROU

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Pertti Karppinen FIN .Vyacheslav Ivanov URS

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue S. Redgrave M. Pinsent G. Damian Andrunache M. McBean

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Vyacheslav Ivanov URS detail

Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS)

M1X Olympic champion OG Melbourne 1956

M1X Olympic champion OG Rome 1960

M1X Olympic champion OG Tokyo 1964

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Pertti Karppinen FIN detail

Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

M1X Olympic champion OG Montreal 1976

M1X Olympic champion OG Moscow 1980

M1X Olympic champion 1984 O Los Angeles

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Steve Redgrave GBR detail

Steve Redgrave (GBR)

M4+ Olympic champion OG Los Angeles 1984

M2- Olympic champion OG Seoul 1988

M2- Olympic champion OG Barcelona 1992

M2- Olympic champion OG Atlanta 1996

M4- Olympic champion OG Sydney 2000

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Matthew Pinsent GBR detail

Matthew Pinsent (GBR)

M2- Olympic champion OG Barcelona 1992

M2- Olympic champion OG Atlanta 1996

M4- Olympic champion OG Sydney 2000

M4- Olympic champion OG Athens 2004

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Marnie McBean CAN detail

Marnie McBean (CAN)

W2- Olympic champion OG Barcelona 1992

W8+ Olympic champion OG Barcelona 1992

W2X Olympic champion OG Atlanta 1996

Stamp BUR 2021 SS Olympic rowing champions unauthorized issue Georgeta Damian Andrunache ROU detail

Georgeta Damian-Andrunache (ROU)

W2- Olympic champion OG Sydney 2000

W8+ Olympic champion OG Sydney 2000

W2- Olympic champion OG Athens 2004

W8+ Olympic champion OG Athens 2004

W2- Olympic champion OG Beijing 2008

Stamp BUR 2024 SS (unauthorized issue) - OG Paris M1X and M2- gold medal winners Oliver Zeidler (GER) and the Sincovic brothers (CRO)
Stamp BUR 2024 SS (unauthorized issue) OG Paris - Fintan Mc Carthy & Paul O'Donnovan (IRL), LM2X gold medal winners
Stamp CAF 1972 Dec. 28th - Barrelet (FRA), M1X gold medal winner OG Paris 1900

       MI 305

       SC C106

       SG 314

       YV PA111

Stamp CAF 1979 March 16th OG Moscow

MI 616 A

SC 381

(stern of single sculls at right margin)

MI 616 B - imperforated

(stern of single sculls at right margin)

MI 617 A

SC 382

MI 618 A

SC 383

MI MS 615-20 A

MI MS 615-20 B

MI SS 59

MI SS 60

MI SS 61

(stern of single sculls at right margin)

MI SS 62

MI SS 64

Stamp CAF 1982 July 24th SS OG Los Angeles with Olympic pictogram No. 6 in upper margin (perforated & imperforated)

MI SS 200 A MI SS 200 B
Stamp CAF 2011 - Painting "Oarsmen at Chatou" (1879) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - perforated + imperforated

MI SS 896

YV BF 431
Stamp CAF 2011 SS - Painting °Le déjeuner des canotiers° (1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

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