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 NCA 1976 Sept. 7th - OG Montreal depicting M8+ crew USA, gold medal winner at OG Melbourne 1956

       MI 1957

       SC C905

       SG 2082

       YV PA 885
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th - OG Montreal SS depicting W8+ USA crew, silver medal winner at WRC Nottingham 1975 (perforated & imperforated)

       MI SS 94 A

       SC C906

       YV BF 128

       MI SS 94 B

       SG 2083
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th - OG Montreal: M4+ crew NZL, gold medal winner at OG Mexico 1968

       MI 1956

       SC C904

       SG 2081

       YV PA 884

The NZL crew had never competed together before the Olympics

R. Joyce, D. Storey, R.H. Collinge, W. Cole, cox S. Dickie
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - Baran & Sambo, cox Cipolla (ITA), M2+ gold medal winners at OG Mexico 1968

   MI 1950

       SC 1024

       YV 1053
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - Jack Beresford & Leslie Southwood (GBR), M2X gold medal winners at OG Berlin 1936

       MI 1951

       SC 1025

       SG 2076

       YV 1054
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - M4- crew DEN, gold medal winner at OG Tokyo 1964

       MI 1948

       SC 1022

       SG 2073

       YV 1051
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - M8+ crew NZL, gold medal winner at OG Munich 1972

       MI 1955

       SC C903

       SG 2080

       YV PA 883
Stamp NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - R. Salles & G. Mercier, cox Malivoire (FRA), M2+ gold medal winners at OG Helsinki 1952

       MI 1952

       SC 1026

       SG 2077

       YV 1055

STAMP NCA 1976 Sept. 7th OG Montreal - Vlacheslav Ivanov (URS), three times Olympic champion OG Melbourne 1956, OG Rome 1960 and OG Tokyo 1964

MI 1954

SC C902

SG 2079

YV PA 882

M1X Olympic champion: Melbourne 1956

Rome 1960

Tokyo 1964

M1X World champion: Lucerne 1962

M1X European champion: Bled 1956

Macon 1959

Prague 1961

Amsterdam 1964

Stamp NED 1928 March 27th OG Amsterdam

       MI 205

       SC B25

       SG 363

       YV 199

      Typical orthodox style: straight back

       gold foil (#Coll. KA.#)
Stamp NED 1988 Local mail Metropost
Stamp NED 1988 Local mail Zaanstad Stadspost

Stamp NED 1992 Febr. 4th OG Barcelona SS - NED M4-, silver medal winner WRC Lake Barrington 1990

from left to right: B. Peters, N. van der Zwan, J. Krijtenburg, S. Schwartz
MI SS 36 SC 806a-d SG MS 1633 YV BF 36	MI 1429 SC 806a YV 1393
MI 1430 SC 806b YV 1394	MI 1431 SC 806c YV 1395