Object Details
- Description
- A block of four 20-cent commemorative stamps featuring Winter Olympic events was issued January 6, 1984, in Lake Placid, New York, on a date that coincided with the Biathlon National Championships and the US Olympic team tryouts there. The First Day of Issue ceremony was held at the Lake Placid Resort.
- The stamps were designed by Robert Peak of Scottsdale, Arizona, and modeled by Ronald C. Sharpe.
- Highlighted on the block of four stamps are the following: men's Alpine skiing, an event in which contestants maneuver over a difficult downhill course marked by flags; ice dancing, which consists of a combination of complex and intricate skating; ice hockey, which became an Olympic sport in 1920; and Nordic skiing, which includes both cross-country and jumping events.
- The stamps were printed in the photogravure process, with fifty stamps per pane.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (December 1, 1983).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- January 6, 1984
- Object number
- 1999.2004.327.1-4
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2070a
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Sports
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1999.2004.327.1-4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b3243101-5643-4506-bce0-a4f99c4ce55e
