Olympic Stamps--Show Us Yours!

Olympic Games of years 1952-1972, designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Mali on November 13, 1972. Each stamp shows view from the city or the Olympic stadium, city's symbol and a gold medal winner from the country hosted the Olympic Games shown. (information by nethryk)

Olympic Games, Helsinki 1952, Helsinki Railroad Station, and arms of Finland; Pentti Olavi Hamalainen (1929-1984), Boxing, Finland.

Olympic Games, Melbourne 1956, Melbourne Cathedral, and kangaroo; Shirley Strickland (1925-2004), Hurdling, Australia.

Olympic Games, Rome 1960, Colosseum, Roman she-wolf; Livio Berruti (1939- ), Running, Italy.

Olympic Games, Tokyo 1964, Tokyo Stadium, phoenix; Yoshinobu Miyake (1939- ), Weight lifting, Japan.

Olympic Games, Mexico City 1968, University Library, Aztec sculpture; Felipe Munoz Kapamas (1951- ), Swimming, Mexico.

Olympic Games, Munich 1972, Munich Stadium, arms of Munich; Klaus Wolfermann (1946- ), Javelin, Germany.

Summer Olympic games, Mexico, 1968, a set of 7 stamps issued by Monaco on April 29, 1968. Here are the first 4 stamps:

- Shot Put, designed by André Peyrie, engraved by Jean Miermont
- High Jump, designed by André Peyrie, engraved by Michel Monvoisin
- Steady Rings, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon
- Water Polo, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens

The rest 3 stamps in 1968 Monaco set:

- Wrestling, designed and engraved by Pierre Forget
- High Bar, designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps
- Field Hockey, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet

Olympic Games, Tokyo, 1964, issued by Czechoslovakia on October 26, 1963:

Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, semi-postal stamps issued for use in Ruanda-Urundi on May 2, 1960:

Olympic Games, Munich, Germany, 1972, issued by Morocco on August 29, 1972.

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Olympic Games, Melbourne, Australia, designed and engraved by Raoul Serres, issued for use in Saar on July 25, 1956. Stamps show head of a young man, called the "De Bénévent" head (From Benevento), C. 50 BC Roman era:

1960 Olympic Games, Rome, Italy
Turkey Sc.1492

Olympic games, Munich, Germany, 1972, designed by Oscar Bonnevalle and issued by Rwanda on August 16, 1972:

Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan, 1964, designed by the Belgian artist Jean Van Noten and issued by Congo DR on July 13, 1964:

Olympic Games 1968, Mexico City, Mexico, issued by Spain on September 24, 1968:

Olympic Games, issued by Hungary on March 7, 1969. stamp shows the head of Hermes Praxiteles, an old Greek sculpture from the 4th century BC, discovered at Olympia in 1877 and is exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece:

Olympic Games, Mexico City, Mexico 1968, issued by Liberia on June 20, 1967:

USA SC#718 1932 3c