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 ROU 1955 Aug. 22nd - WERC Bucharest-Snagov (Aug. 5th-7th)

MI 1528-29

SC 1054-55

SG 2388-89

YV 1403-04

Clean sweep for URS crews: Gold medal in all events (W4+, W1X, W4X+, W2X and W8+)

Stamp ROU 1962 May 15th

MI 2050

SC 1480

SG 2920

YV 1844

MI 2058

SG 2928

MI 2051

SC 1481

SG 2921

YV 1845

MI 2059

SG 2929

Stamp ROU 1976 June 25th - OG Montreal

        MI 3353

        SC 2632

        SG 4227

        YV 2969
Stamp ROU 1980 June 20th - OG Moscow

        MI 3738

        SC 2967

        YV 3294
Stamp ROU 1983 Sept. 16th - watersport

          MI 3976

         SC 3148

         SG 4805

         YV 3460
Stamp ROU 1984 July 2nd - OG Los Angeles

       MI 4059

       SC 3203

       YV 3516

         Boat much too deep in the water
Stamp ROU 1984 May 25th - OG Los Angeles

       MI 4046

       SC 3188

       YV 3512

Members of the crew sitting too close impeding each other
Stamp ROU 1984 Oct. 29th - OG Los Angeles: W1X gold medal for Valeria Racila (ROU)

MI 4083

        SC 3231a

       MI SS 209

       YV BF 171
Stamp ROU 1984 Romanian Rowing Federation (printed on stationary)
Stamp ROU 1988 Dec. 7th - OG Seoul: W2- gold medal for R. Arba & O. Homeghi (ROU)

        MI 4516

        SC 3638d

       MI SS 251

       SG MS 5207b

       YV BF 200
Stamp ROU 1988 June 28th

        MI 4463

        SC 3517

        SG 5193

        YV 3811

Stamp ROU 1988 Sept. 1st - OG Seoul

MI 4482

SC 3532

SG 5204

YV 3819

The designer of this stamp

- which depicts a women's

coxless pair - seems to have

anticipated the Roumanian

W2- gold medal for Rodica

Arba & Olga Homeghi more

than three weeks after the

stamp was released.

Stamp ROU 1992 Dec. 30th - OG Barcelona M4+ gold medal for N. Taga, V. Talapan, D. Popescu & D. Raducanu, cox I. Ruican (ROU)

       MI 4852

       SC 3798b

                        MI SS 279

                        YV BF 225
Stamp ROU 1992 July 17th SS - OG Barcelona



       MI SS 274 (stamp MI 4811)

       SG MS 5454

       YV BF 222
Stamp ROU 1995 Dec. 8th - Preolympic regatta 1995 Atlanta

       MI 5151

       SC 4065

       SG 5787

       YV 4301E
Stamp ROU 1996 July 12th - OG Atlanta

       MI 5197

       SC 4095

       SG 5831

       YV 4337
Stamp ROU 1999 (printed on stationary) - Romanian Rowing Federation, founded 1925
Stamp ROU 2004 Aug. 20th - OG Athens

       MI 5853

       SC 4657

       SG 6441

       YV 4905