#Sports Stamps
Celebrating the 1984 Winter Olympics: The Iconic Sarajevo 4-Stamp Series
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held from February 8 to 19, 1984, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). To commemorate this international sporting event, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a set of four 20-cent stamps on January 6, 1984, celebrating various winter sports featured in the Games. 1. Figure Skating 20с stamp
Commemorating the 1984 Summer Olympics: The 13c 4-Stamp Series
The 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, California, was a historic event that brought together athletes from around the world. To celebrate this grand occasion, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a set of four commemorative 13-cent Summer Olympics stamps on July 28, 1983, one year before the Games began. Designed by renowned artist Robert Peak, this series showcased dynamic illu
Digest: New US stamps, 2024, part 6
We regularly publish digest about freshly released stamps from different countries. It's good to know about new stamps, as some of them may be printed in limited editions or have unusual errors which may significantly increase their price in future, like the famous "Inverted Jenny". We keep a finger on a pulse, so read about new stamps from the USA. This is part 6, and here are the previous digest
Digest: New US Stamps 2023. Part 3
We would like to represent the new US stamps of the USPS in 2023. This is the third part of our digest. You may also read the first one, and the second. 1. Endangered species stamps These stamps celebrate the diversity and importance of endangered species in the United States. It features a stunning illustration of a critically endangered animal, showcasing its unique beauty and vulnerability.
USPS celebrates popular American games with eight stamps!
USPS issued a set of eight special stamps celebrating popular American backyard games. The issue shows such games as badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball, and a variation on pick-up baseball. Each item highlights the movement of the game pieces, adding some action to the artwork. The philatelic release was designed by Mick Wiggins who drew the inspiration from
Armenia Post celebrates the 32nd Summer Olympic Games with a stamp!
HayPost issued a special stamp dedicated to the theme “Sport. 32nd Summer Olympic Games “Tokyo-2020””. This sporting event should have happened in 2020 but was postponed due to a pandemic. The item shows an athlete holding the Olympic torch as well as the symbols of Japan such as Mount Fuji, the red sun, and a branch of sakura. The stamp also features the inscription
HayPost honors a famous Armenian weightlifter with a stamp!
HayPost issued a special stamp dedicated to the theme "Sport. Sergo Hambardzumyan". This item features famous Armenian weightlifter, the three-time USSR champion and world record holder in weightlifting Sergo Hambardzumyan. In the background of this stamp you can see a sportsman’s photo from the World Weightlifting Championship as well as a fragment of the article about Sergo Hamrbardzumyan
Estonia Post issued a special WRC Rally Estonia stamp!
WRC Rally Estonia 2020 is the biggest motorsport event in the Baltics held for the 10th time is an official round of FIA World Rally Championship for the first time in history. It is held on 4-6 September on the roads of Tartu, Otepää, Elva, Kanepi and Kambja. This year Estonia is the 33rd country to host the WRC rally championship. In honor of this special event, Estonia Post introduce
100 years of football in Slovenia with a stamp!
The year 2020 is a special one for Slovene football in that it sees the sport's national governing body celebrate its centenary and Slovenia Post marks this special occasion with a philatelic issue. The key event in making football dreams reality came in 1920, with the foundation of the first governing body covering the territory of present-day Slovenia. The first championship was also played that
Champion golfer to feature on six Jersey stamps!
Jersey Post issued a set of six stamps to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Jersey golfer, Harry Vardon. One of golf’s greatest ever players, Vardon won The Open a record six times from 1896 to 1914, and the US Open in 1900. He pioneered accurate and reliable hitting techniques that are still the basis of the modern golf swing. The stamps introduced by Jersey Post feature photographs
