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15c Olympic Games block of four
Object Details
- Description
- The 15-cent Winter Olympics commemorative stamps were first placed on sale at Lake Placid, New York, on February 1, 1980. The block of four stamps features a speed skater, a downhill skier, a ski jumper, and a hockey goaltender.
- The stamps commemorate the XIII Olympic Winter Games held in Lake Placid, New York, in 1980. Designed by Robert M. Cunningham, the stamps were issued in sheets of fifty.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (December 20, 1979).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- February 1, 1980
- Object number
- 1985.0021.2472.1-4
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
- Place
- New York
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1798b
- Topic
- Sports
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1985.0021.2472.1-4
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