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 BEN 2008 MS °Legendary Athletes at Olympic Games° perforated & imperforated (unauthorized) - Steve Redgrave (GBR)

Steve Redgrave (GBR) won five gold medals in five consecutive Olympic Games:

1984 OG Los Angeles M4+ (with M. Cross, R. Budgett, A. Holmes, cox A. Ellison)

1988 OG Seoul M2- (with A. Holmes)

1992 OG Barcelona M2- (with M. Pinsent)

1996 OG Atlanta M2- (with M. Pinsent)

2000 OG Sydney M4+ (with J. Cracknell, T. Foster, M. Pinsent)
Stamp BEN 2008 SS perforated & imperforated (unauthorized) - OG Beijing - Steve Redgrave (GBR)
Stamp BEN 2011 OG London 2012
Stamp BEN 2015 SS (unauthorized) OG Rio de Janeiro "Presidents of the IOC"
Stamp BIH 2001 May 30th - Mediterranean Games Tunis 2001 with Olympic pictogram No. 3

MI 241

SG 678

YV 358
Stamp BLR 2000 Sept. 10th - OG Sydney winners (drawing of 1X in lower margin)

MI MS 378-80

SC 359
Stamp BLR 2004 Oct. 7th SS OG Athens - Olympic medals for BLR

         MI SS 41

         SC 538

       W1x silver medal: E. Karsten (BLR)

W2- bronze medal: Y. Bichyk & N. Helakh (BLR)

Stamp BLR 2008 Aug. 15th OG Beijing - Ekaterina Karsten (BLR)

Ekaterina Karsten rowed at seven Olympic Games and won two Olympic gold medals (W1X OG Atlanta 1996 and OG Sydney 2000), one silver and two bronze medals plus six WRC titles
MI 722 SC 670 SG 743 YV 638

Stamp BLR 2010 July 24th - OG Beijing 2008 medal winners from BLR SS

MI SS 77

SG MS 821

YV BF 79

Rowing tabs on margin:

bronze medal winners

Ekaterina Karsten (W1X)

Yuliya Bichyk & Natalia Helakh (W2-)
Stamp BOL 1980 Oct. 13th - SS OG Moscow with Olympic pictogram No. 5

MI SS 100

SC 640
Stamp booklet INA 1997 Sept. 9th - 19th South East Asian (SEA) Games Jakarta with mascot °Hanoman° on right margin

MI MH 17

SC 1720b
Stamp Bosnia (Serbian Republic) 2000 Apr. 12th

MI 164

SC 106-09 with tab
Stamp BRA 1980 June 30th - OG Moscow

       MI 1778

       SC 1702

       SG 1855

       YV 1433

24 Kt. gold Electroplate on Sterling silver
Stamp BRA 1987 Aug. 29th - Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro

MI 2227

SC 2112d
Stamp BRA 1990 March 5th - Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Rio de Janeiro

MI 2348

SC 2236
Stamp BRA 1991 March 20th - Pan American Games and OG Barcelona

       MI 2405

       SC 2307

       YV 2010

       MI 2404-06

       SC 2306-08 = 2308a
Stamp BRA 1994 Febr. 17th - Centenary of the IOC 1894-1994

MI 2568

SC 2441
Stamp BRA 1995 Dec. 8th - Centenary of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Rio de Janeiro

       MI 2685

       SC 2568

   Founded in 1894 the Rowing Club de Regatas Botafogo merged with Botafogo Football Club in 1942

   creating Botafogo Club de Futebol e Regatas
Stamp BRA 1995 Oct. 6th - Centenary of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, 1895-1995

MI 2669

SC 2557

MI MH 17 SC 1720b

MI 2685 SC 2568

Stamp BRA 2000 Sept. 9th - Olympic sports


MI 3072 SC 2764n SG 3151 YV 2616
	The position of the sculler's right hand indicates sweep oar rowing - thus he is rowing in circles and will capsize sooner or later!

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