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 NZL NEW ZEALAND MAIL Hamilton - Waikato River
Stamp OMA (unauthorized) OG Los Angeles 1984 depicting M4- crew GER, bronze medal winner OG Munich 1972 - perforated & imperforated

Joachim Ehrig, Peter Funnekoetter,

Franz Held, Wolfgang Plottke
Stamp OMA 1994 Aug. 29th - IOC centenary (Olympic pictogram No. 3)

       MI 378

       SC 366

       SG 415

       YV 359
Stamp PAK 1988 Sept. 17th - OG Seoul

       MI 729

       SC 697i

               Official mascot on tab

Stamp PAK 2004 March 29th - SAF Games Islamabad

MI 1197

SC 1030i

SC 1234

stamp pak 2004 march 29th saf games islamabad complete sheet mi 1189 1204

missing colours red and light brown

SAF = South Asian Federation

The South Asian Games are a multi-

sport event held every two years

among athlets from Bangladesh,

Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal,

Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Stamp PAN 1968 Dec. 23rd SS - OG Mexico with Olympic pictogram No. 2

MI SS 103
Stamp PAR 1984 Jan. 12th - P. M. Kolbe (GER) on tab

       MI MS 3717

       MI 3717

       SC C555
Stamp PAR 1989 March 8th SS - OG Seoul depicting GER M8+ crew, gold medal winner

       MI SS 455 with letter B

       SC 767

       MI SS 455 with letter A

       SC 767

      Thomas Moellenkamp, Matthias Mellinghaus, Eckhardt Schulz, Ansgar Wessling,

Armin Eichholz, Thomas Domian, Wolfgang Maennig, Bahne Rabe, cox Manfred Klein
Stamp PAR 2002 March 3rd - RC °El Mbigua° centenary

       MI 4870

       SC 2687

       SG 1646

       YV 2845
Stamp PAR 2012 Aug. 9th OG London

      MI 5151

      SC 2942f

      SG 1414

      YV 3101
Stamp PAR 2016 July 29th SS Olympic Committee of Paraguay (with photos of Gabriela Mosqueira W1X and Arturo Rivarola M1X)

       MI SS 512

       SC 3051

       YV BF 60

Gabriela Mosqueira (PAR) competed in the W1X competition at OG London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016

and sculled in the D-final (19th-24th place) on both occasions. Arturo Rivarola (PAR) reached the M1X

D-final at OG Rio de Janeiro 2016.
Stamp PAR 2022 - OG Tokyo 2020
Stamp PHI 2000 Sept. 30th - OG Sydney

       MI 3196

       SC 2685c

       MI SS 156

MI SS 512 SC 3051 YV BF 60

Stamp PHI 2005 Nov. 22nd - 23rd Southeast Asian Games Manila

The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held from Nov. 27th to Dec. 5th in 2005.

They were participated by the eleven members of the SEAG Federation.

5336 athletes took part. The nine rowing events (LM1X, LM2X, M2-, M1X, LM4-,

W1X, W2-, LW1X, LW2X) took place from Nov. 28th to Dec. 1st.

Stamp POL 1955 July 27th

       MI 938 A

       SC 703

       SG 943

       YV 831

       MI 943 B

              arm snatching = bent arms during the first part of the stroke

Stamp POL 1956 Nov. 2nd OG Melbourne

Arm snatching = bent arms during the first part of the stroke
MI 986 SC 752 SG 991 YV 873	Replica in pure gold (24 karat)	MI 984-989 imperforated proof

Stamp POL 1964 Aug. 17th OG Tokyo

       MI 1515

       SC 1258

       YV 1371
Stamp POL 1968 June 28th RC Warsaw 90th anniversary printed on stationary)
Stamp POL 1978 June 8th RC Warsaw centenary (printed on stationary)
Stamp POL 2012 July 27th - OG London

       MI 4574

       SC 4051a

       MI SS 209

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