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 CHN 2021 Sept. 15th - 14th National Games Shaanxi
Stamp CHN 2021 Sept. 15th SS - 14th National Games Shaanxi
Stamp CIV 2005 Dec. 14th SS OG Beijing 2008 with M4- GER (N. Kesslau, V. Grabow, J. Puttlitz, G. Grabow, gold medal winners WRC Duisburg 1983 and WRC Hazewinkel 1985, bronze medal winners OG Seoul 1988) in upper margin

MI SS 161 A

MI SS 161 B

Stamp CIV 2006 SS OG Beijing - Olaf Tufte (NOR) + Derek Porter (CAN)

**Olaf Tufte** won the M1X event at OG Athens 2004 and OG Beijing 2008, he also was M1X World Champion 2001 and 2003

**Derek Porter** gained a gold medal in the Canadian M8+ at OG Barcelona 1992 and a silver medal in the M1X final at OG Atlanta 1996, furthermore he was M1X World Champion 1993
	imperforated
with golden Olympic rings	side reversed

Stamp COK 1992 July 24th SS OG Barcelona Javelin with Olympic pictogram No. 5 in left margin

MI SS 204

SC 1110
Stamp COK 2012 with image of stamp NED 1928 OG Amsterdam (personalized issue)
Stamp COK Penrhyn (unauthorized) OG London 2012 - W2- silver medal winners Kate Hornsey & Sarah Tait (AUS)

W2- result OG London 2012

Gold medal: GBR 7:27,13

Silver medal: AUS 7:29,86

Bronze medal: NZL 7:30,19
Stamp COK Penrhyn (unauthorized) OG London 2012 - W2X silver medal winners Kim Crow & Brooke Pratley (AUS)

W2X result OG London 2012

Gold medal: GBR 6:55,82

Silver medal: AUS 6.58,55

Bronze medal: POL 7:07,92
Stamp COK RAROTONGA (unauthorized) - OG London 2012: NZL gold medal winners

Mahe Drysdale (M1X)

Hamish Bond & Eric Murray (M2-)

Nathan Cohen & Joseph Sullivan (M2X)
Stamp COL 1971 July 16th - Panamerican Games Cali

      MI 1196

      SC C556

      SG 1293

      YV PA 533

No explanation needed!
Stamp COL 2008 Aug. 1st OG Beijing (mascot on tab)

MI 2498

SC 1292
Stamp COL 2018 July 19th - 23rd Central American and Caribean Sports Games Barranquilla

         Pictogram on tab at right margin

       SC 1487

      °REMO° in the last row of sports names
Stamp COM 1979 May 30th (perforated & imperforated)

   MI 558

       SC 465

         MI 558 B
Stamp COM 1988 Apr. 18th - OG Barcelona 1992

       MI 826 A

       SC 665

       YV 465

       MI 826 B
Stamp COM 1988 Apr. 18th - OG Barcelona 1992 (complete set on SS)
Stamp COM 1988 Apr. 18th - OG Barcelona 1992 (SS with image of stamp ESP 1972)

       MI SS 256 A

       SC 665

       MI SS 256 B
Stamp COM 1988 Apr. 18th - OG Barcelona 1992 (Three values se-tenant on MS)
Stamp CPV 2022 SS (unauthorized issue) - ERC Glasgow 2018
Stamp CRO 1995 Apr. 17th - Boraska & Frankovic, cox Razov (CRO), M2+ gold medal winners WRC Indianapolis 1994

MI Z 58

MI Z 58-62
Stamp CRO 1999 Aug. 7th - World Military Games Zagreb (pictogram)

MI 516

SC 403

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