Stamps by Year - 1981

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.

Illustrated card GER 1981 WRC Munich Aug. 26th - Sept. 6th with stamp and logo-PM
Stamp BUL 1981 Jan. 9th SS OG Moscow - Olympic pictogram No. 5 in silver (commemoration of Bulgarian W4+ silver medal and W4X+, W2- & M4X bronze medals)

MI SS 109
Stamp FIN 1981 May 18th - Churchboats in action

        MI 881

        SG 993

        YV 845
Stamp FRA 1981 June 6th - Vichy

       MI 2268

       SC 1744

       YV 2144
Stamp GER 1981 Apr. 10th - °For the Sport°-issue (WRC Munich 1981)

        MI 1094

        SC B587

        SG 1958

        YV 926
Stamp GER 1981 booklet Deutsche Sporthilfe
Stamp GRN-GRENADINES 1981 Jan. 25th - Painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte° (1885) by G. Seurat

MI 432

SC 423
Stamp GRN-GRENADINES 1981 Jan. 25th - Painting °Max Schmitt in a single sculls° (1871) by T. Eakins

MI 433

SC 424
Stamp STP 1981 Febr. 2nd - OG Moscow

        MI 667

       MI 667 block of 4

       SC 595a

       MI SS 51 A

       MI SS 51 B
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