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 URS 1962 June 27th - WRC Lucerne

        MI 2613

        SC 2605

        SG 2700

        YV 2531
Stamp URS 1968 July 31st - OG Mexico

       MI 3519

         SC 3494

        SG 3582

        YV 3390

Back swing at the finish of the stroke extremely exaggerated
Stamp URS 1978 March 24th SS - OG Moscow

Wrong wrist position with feathered blades

        MI SS 127

        SC B78

        YV BF 126

       MI 4712
Stamp URS 1981 OG Moscow (unauthorized) - Pertti Karppinen (FIN), Olympic M1X champion 1976 OG Montreal and 1980 OG Moscow (+ 1984 OG Los Angeles)

Pertti Karppinen also won the M1X gold medal

at WRC Bled 1979 and WRC Hazewinkel 1985
Stamp URS 1981 OG Moscow (unauthorized) - Joachim Dreifke & Klaus Koeppelien (GDR), M2X gold medal winners OG Moscow 1980 + WRC Munich 1981
Stamp URS 1990 June 14th - Goodwill Games Seattle (Olympic pictogram No. 5 reversed)

       MI 6097

       SC 6154

       SG 5904
Stamp URU 1948 Oct. 9th

MI 740
Stamp URU 1965 Aug. 3rd - OG Tokyo

       MI 1019

       SC C279

       SG 1276

       YV PA274
Stamp URU 1969 Febr. 6th - OG Mexico





             MI 1132

             SC C344

             SG 1387

             YV A345

Shins should not exceed the vertical position at the beginning of the stroke
Stamp URU 1975 Jan. 27th - Montevideo RC centenary

        MI 1340

        SC 908

        YV 908
Stamp URU 1996 Oct. 1st - Eduardo G. Risso (URU), M1X silver medal winner OG London 1948

        MI 2206

        SC 1634c

        YV 1591
Stamp URU 1997 Nov. 26th - Guillermo Douglas, M1X bronze medal winner at OG Los Angeles 1932

       MI 2309

       SC 1698b

       YV 1681
Stamp URU 2001 Febr. 28th - Centenary of Paysandu RC 1901-2001

     MI 2585

       SC 1894

       YV 1941
Stamp URU 2008 July 22nd - OG Beijing

       MI 3027

       SC 2238d

       YV 2368

       MI MS 3026-29

       YV 2367-70
Stamp URU 2012 March 30th OG London with pictogram in margin

       SC 2376

                     Misprinted pictogram variety:

                               missing head
Stamp URU 2016 Aug. 12th OG Rio de Janeiro

       MI 3503

       SC 2566b

       YV 2799

       MI MS 3502-05
Stamp URU 2021 July 14th - OG Tokyo 2020 (with Olympic pictogram No. 15)
Stamp USA (personalized issue) - Corvallis RC (Oregon) with three medals of the "Head of the Charles" Regatta (Boston) #Coll. KA#
Stamp USA 1967 Nov. 2nd - Painting °The Biglin Brothers racing° (1873) by Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)

MI 936

SC 1335

SG 1315

Stamp USA 1979 Sept. 28th - OG Moscow

MI 1400

SC 1793

SG 1767

YV 1256

MI 1398-1401

SC 1794a

SG 1765a

YV 1254-57

004

This stamp was withdrawn from sale on

March 11th, 1980 due to the U.S. boycott

of the Olympic Games 1980 at Moscow.

It was re-released on Aug. 4th, 1980 "to

honour the fine men and women of the

U.S. Olympic team who had sacrificed months

and years of training" (Quotation of post-

master General William F. Bolger)

Stamp USA 1979 OG Moscow Mi 1400 gold foil 2

Sterling silver

Stamp USA 1979 OG Moscow Mi 1400 pure Sterling silver 2 front

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