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 MON 2008 Jan. 3rd - Monte Carlo

MI 2870

SC 2485
Stamp MON 2009 May 14th - Painting °A Sunday afternoon on the Isle de la Grande Jatte° (1884-85) by Georges Seurat

       MI 2945

       SC 2551

                    Original painting
Stamp MON 2013 Jan. 16th - 125th anniversary of SN de Monaco

SC 2708

YV 2862
Stamp MON 2016 July 21st - World Coastal Rowing Championships Oct. 20th-23rd Monaco

       MI 3310

       SC 2856

       YV 3052
Stamp MON 2016 June 1st - OG Rio de Janeiro

        MI 3301

        SC 2850

        YV 3043
Stamp MON 2020 Nov. 3rd - OG Tokyo 2020 postponed to 2021 July 23rd - Aug. 8th
Stamp MON 2024 Aug. 14th - centenary of John B. Kelly's M1X Olympic gold medal win Paris 1924

MI 3712
Stamp MON 2024 June 20th OG Paris

Stamp MONTSERRAT 1988 July 29th MS OG Seoul

MI SS 49 (stamp 709)

SC 680

SG MS 756

stamp ajman 1972 mi 2620 finalists of 2x event parading at og munich copy of original photo

The margin shows the finish area of Munich regatta course during the OG Munich 1972 with the six M2X finalists parading after their race

Photo from book °Olympia 72°, volume 2, by W. Umminger and other authors, published by Roemer Verlag 1972, page 170

Stamp MOZ 2009 Nov. 30th - Painting °The river Seine at the Isle de la Grande Jatte in spring° by George Seurat (1859 - 1891)

MI 3444

MI 3441-46 KB = MS
Stamp MOZ 2009 Nov. 30th - Painting G. Seurat °A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle de la Grande Jatte° (1884-85)

Mi 3445

Mi 3441-46 KB = MS
Stamp MOZ 2012 SS OG London
Stamp MOZ 2022 (unauthorized issue) - Vasilisa Stepanova (ROC = RUS), W2- silver medal winner at OG Tokyo 2020
Stamp MOZ 2022 (unauthorized issue) - Annabelle Mcintyre & Jessica Morrison (AUS), W4- gold medal winners OG Tokyo 2020

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

W4- result:

1. AUS (lucy Stephan, Rosemary Popa,

Jessica Morrison, Annabelle Mcintyre)

2. NED

3. IRL

Stamp NAGALAND (IND) 1976 Jan. 1st - unauthorized issue - OG Montreal depicting the M4- final OG Munich 1972 side-reversed

cinderella nagaland og montreal with side inversed photo of4 final at og munich 1972

From top to bottom:

New Zealand (silver medal)

East Germany = GDR (gold medal)

Denmark (6th place)

Romania (5th place)

Soviet Union (4th place)

West Germany = GER (bronze medal)

heads only visible

MS perforated

MS imperforated

Stamp NCA 1976 Oct. 27th - OG Montreal depicting M8+ crew USA, gold medal winner at OG Melbourne 1956 - with black overprint °Winner GDR 1976°

       MI 1959

       SC C905

       SG 2084

       YV PA 886
Stamp NCA 1976 Oct. 27th - OG Montreal SS depicting W8+ USA crew, silver medal winner at WRC Nottingham 1975 - with golden overprint °Winner GDR 1976° (perforated & imperforated)

       MI SS 95 A

       SC C906

       SG MS 2085

       YV BF 129

       MI SS 95 B

Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th - gold medal winners of Olympic Games in the past (set of 10)


MI 1948 SC 1022 SG 1073 YV 1051	MI 1949 SC 1023 SG 2074 YV 1052
MI 1950 SC 1024 SG 2075 YV 1053	MI 1951 SC 1025 SG 2076 YV 1054
MI 1952 SC 1026 SG 2077 YV 1055	MI 1953 SC 1027 SG 2078 YV 1056
MI 1954 SC C902 SG 2079 YV PA 882	MI 1955 SC C903 SG 2080 YV PA 883
MI 1956 SC C904 SG 2081 YV PA 884	MI 1957 SC C905 SG 2082 YV PA 885