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 IND 1982 Nov. 25th - Asian Games Delhi

       MI 931

       SC 999

       SG 1066

       YV 743
Stamp IND 2008 Aug. 8th SS OG Beijing with 35 sport pictograms

      MI SS 56

      SC 2251e

             Olympic pictogram No. 12a
Stamp IND 2012 July 25th OG London

       MI 2659

       SG 2879

       MI SS 102

       SG MS 2883

Stamp IOM 2021 July 15th Great British Athletes - Sidney Swans + Steve Redgrave

Sidney Swans won the M8+

gold medal at OG Stockholm

1912 and the M8+ silver

medal at OG Antwerp 1920

Stamp IOM 2021 July 15th Great British Athletes Steve Redgrave

Steve Redgrave is the most

successful Olympic rower of

all times. He won five Olympic

gold medals in five consecutive

Olympic Games 1984 - 2000.

!984: M4+

1988, 1992, 1996: M2-

2000: M4-

Stamp IOM 2021 July 15th Great British Athletes 001

Stamp IRI 1985 Dec. 18th - Youth and sport (pictogram)

       MI 2141

       SC 2205d

       MI 2138-41

Stamp IRL 2008 July 15th - OG Beijing

MI 1834

SC 1793

SG 1907

YV 1838

with overprint "Olympex 2008"

MI 1836

with overprint "Olympex 2008" on both stamps

MI SS 73

Stamp ISOE (SWE) - unauthorized issue - OG Los Angeles 1984

Stamp ISOE (SWE) 1976 May 28th - unauthorized issue - OG Montreal depicting OG Munich 1972 M1X gold medal winner Yuri Malishev (URS)

cinderella isoe swe og montreal 1976 single sculler in red clothing

M1X result OG Munich 1972:

1. Yuri Malishev (URS) 7:10,12

2. Alberto Demiddi (ARG) 7:11,53

3. Wolfgang Gueldenpfennig (GDR) 7:14,45

MS perforated

MS imperforated

Stamp ISR 2024 Sept. 10th - Paralympic Games Paris
Stamp ITA 1982 Aug. 4th - JWRC Piediluco

        MI 1808

        SC 1524

        SG 1766

YV 1540

Stamp ITA 2005 May 26th - Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice

MI 3039

SG 2942

YV 2785

The four eight-oared galleons race over a

2000-m course from Capo di Vettica to

Marina Grande.

Many Italian rowing athletes - among them

Olympic medal winners - have taken part

in this race which is held annually since 1956.

Stamp ITA 2008 March 31st - Italian Rowing Federation 120th anniversary

       MI 3233

       SC 2864

       SG 3136

       YV 2991
Stamp ITA 2009 May 5th - XVI. Mediterranean Games Pescara

SC 2924

Stamp ITA 2015 Aug. 1st - La Spezia Gulf Rowing Race 90th anniversary


MI 3824 SG 3664 YV 3585	On Aug. 1st the La Spezia Gulf Rowing Race celebrated its 90th anniversary. It takes place on the first Sunday of August each year. La Spezia is located between Genoa and Pisa towards the eastern end of the Ligurian Riviera. The race is part of the Festival of the Sea. 13 crews repre- senting as many neighboring towns and villages compete over a distance of 2000 m, reaching three times the buoys that mark the race course. At top right of the stamp is the ensign of the event that is awarded to the team of the winning village.

Stamp ITA 2018 Dec. 1st - 130th anniversary of Italian Rowing Federation

        MI 4080

        SC 3547

        YV 3841
Stamp JERSEY 1996 June 8th - OG Atlanta

       MI 742

       SC 755

       SG 746

       YV 736
Stamp JPN (personalized, date unknown) - M4- passing a bridge
Stamp JPN 1961 Oct. 8th - 16th national athletic meeting, Akita

                 extreme bum-shoving

       MI 775

       SC 737

       SG 877

       YV 688
Stamp JPN 1962 Oct. 10th OG Tokyo 1964

       MI 807

       SC 820

       SG 910

       YV 725

             with red imprint "specimen"
Stamp JPN 1971 (printed on stationary)

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