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).
- unused
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- February 1, 1980
- Object number
- 2006.2034.81
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
- Place
- New York
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1796
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Sports
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Organizations & Associations
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2006.2034.81
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ee6d2504-ae28-4ec4-828d-bbfbb71750c5
