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 TAN (ZANZIBAR) SS unauthorized & undated issue - Mark Hunter & Zac Purchase (GBR), LM2X gold medal winners at OG Beijing 2008

Stamp TAN ZANZIBAR Unauthorized undated issue GBR LW2X crew Mark Hunter bow Zac Purchase stroke

LM2X gold medal OG Beijing 2008

LM2X gold medal WRC Karapiro 2010

LM2X gold medal WRC Bled 2011

LM2X silver medal OG London 2012

Zac Purchase also won the LM1X

gold medal at WRC Eton 2006

Stamp TAN 1984 Aug. 6th SS OG Los Angeles (Olympic pictogram No. 5 in lower margin)

MI SS 37 (stamps MI 242-45)

SC 245a
Stamp TAN 1985 Oct. 22nd SS OG Los Angeles (Olympic pictogram No. 5 in lower margin)

MI SS 45

SC 278a

MI SS 37 with stamps overprinted "Gold medal winners..."
Stamp TAN 1992 Dec. 30th

MI 1250
Stamp TAN 1992 Nov. 16th OG Barcelona - Carl Smith & Allan Whitwell (GBR), LM2X gold medal winners WRC Nottingham 1986

MI 1355
Stamp TAN 2022 (unauthorized issue) - Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

P. Karppinen won the M1X gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games (1976 Montreal, 1980 Moscow, and 1984 Los Angeles).

He became M1X world champion in 1979 (Bled) and in 1985 (Hazewinkel)
Stamp TAN 2022 (unauthorized issue) - Peter-Michael Kolbe (GER)

P.-M. Kolbe won the M1X silver medal at OG 1976 Montreal, 1984 Los Angeles, and 1988 Seoul. He did not start at OG Moscow 1980 as Germany boycotted the Games for political reasons. He is a five time M1X world champion (1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986).

Stamp TAN 2022 (unauthorized issue) OG Tokyo 2020 - competitors from RUS (set of six)

Russian athletes did not start as RUS but as ROC (= Russian Olympic Committee)
Hanna Prakatsen	Hanna Prakatsen W1X silver medal winner	Alexander Vyazovkin M1X 5th place in the A-final
Vasilisa Stepanova Elena Oriabinskaia	W2- silver medal winners	Presenting their silver medals

Stamp TAN 2023 (unauthorized issue) - OG Paris 2024
Stamp TAN 2023 SS (unauthorized issue) - "Olympics in Paris 2024"
Stamp TCH 1959 Febr. 14th

        MI 1120

        SC 900

        SG 1077

        YV 1005

bum-shoving sweep oar rower

        lower part of rigger under water
Stamp TCH 1960 June 15th OG Rome

       MI 1208

       SC 969

       SG 1165

       YV 1091
Stamp TCH 1961 Febr. 10th - ERC Prague

       MI 1246

       SC 1025

       SG 1203

       YV 1127
Stamp TCH 1964 Sept. 2nd OG Tokyo

       MI 1491

       SC 1261

       SG 1443

       YV 1357
Stamp TCH 1965 Apr. 16th - M2X gold medal win for Dr. Pavel Schmidt & Vaclav Kozak (TCH) at OG Rome 1960

       MI 1527

       SC 1301

       SG 1478
Stamp TCH 1984 Sept. 9th - °The Olympic Idea°

     MI 2784

       SC 2529

       SG 2750

       YV 2602

       MI SS 60

       SC 2530a

       SG MS 2752

       YV BF 64

At first the stamp had the inscription "LOS ANGELES 1984" in the upper margin. After the decision to

boycott the Games the designer erased this indication and the stamp was issued as shown.
Stamp TGA 1988 July 4th - King's 70th birthday (perforated & imperforated proof)

       MI 1013

       SC 670

       SG 987
Stamp TGA 1990 July 4th - King's silver jubilee (perforated & imperforated)

       MI 1134

       SC 746
Stamp TGA 1991 Sept. 29th - Siu' a`alo rowing regatta (Fautasi = Longboat)

       MI 1190 +1191 se-tenant

       SG 1151 A

       YV 835
Stamp TGA 1991 Sept. 29th - The Siu`a´alo Regatta

       MI 1187

       SC 778

       SG 1148

       YV 832

MI 2784 SC 2529 SG 2750 YV 2602	MI SS 60 SC 2530a SG MS 2752 YV BF 64

MI 1134 SC 746

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