Stamps by Year - 1980

       MI 229

       SC 473

       YV 490

       MI 228

       SC 472

       YV 489

       MI 1778

       SC 1702

       SG 1855

       YV 1433

  24 Kt. gold Electroplate on Sterling silver

       MI 773

       SC 802

       SG 985

       YV 741

Ned Hanlan (1855 - 1908) was the first

professional sculler who used a sliding seat

       MI SS 39 A

       SC C237a

       YV BF 35

       MI SS 40 A

       SC C240a    

        MI SS 40 B

       MI 2505

       SC 2099

       SG E 2226

       YV 2167

       MI SS A 84

          Bernd & Joerg Landvoigt (GDR)

                Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

The photos which were used for the design of

the souvenir sheet show the M2- crew Bernd &

Joerg Landvoigt (GDR), the single sculler Pertti

Karppinen (FIN), and the M4- crew J. Thiele,

A. Decker, S. Semmler & S. Brietzke (GDR). 

They were taken from the book "Spiele der 

XXII. Olympiade Moskau 1980", published by

Sportverlag Berlin (GDR) 1980 (pages 102,

97 and book cover).

        MI 1067

      The Olympic rowing regatta 1980 took place

      at Moscow, not at Tallinn where the sailing

      contests were held

       MI SS 155 A

       MI SS 155 B

 Photo from book °Montreal 1976° by H.

Rosendahl, published by Corvus Verlag 1976, page 97

The decisive moment in the M1X final at OG Montreal 1976:

The favourite P. M. Kolbe (GER) in the foreground

is no longer able to defend his leading position against

P. Karppinen (FIN) and has to rest content with the silver medal.

       MI SS 201

       SC C58a