Olympic Games of Moscow, 1980
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U.S.-led boycott reduced the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest
number since 1956. Aleksandr Dityatin earned medals in every man’s gymnastics
event to become the only athlete ever to win eight medals in one Olympics.
Super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson became the first boxer to win the same
division three times. Gerd Wessig became the first male high jumper to break
the world record at the Olympics and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov broke the
15-minute barrier for the 1,500m.
Date of issue: 14 April 1980*
* According to the O.B.C. this series was never officially sold at post offices.
It was probably sold directly to collectors and dealers.
Expiration date:
Design: Oscar Bonnevalle (1920-1993)
Printing:
Perforation: 13
Size: 38 x 38 mm
Sheet: 25
Marginal inscriptions: ZAIRE on top, all around a wave motion
motif with alternates the Olympic rings.
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Circulation: 500,000
No 1026. 50s, Running
No 1027. 1,50k, Equestrian
No 1028. 10k, Soccer
No 1029. 13k, Estafette
No 1030. 50k, Hurdles
No 1031. 75k, Shooting
No 1032. 1z, High jump
No 1033. 2z, Wrestling
No 1034. 5z, Boxing
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
Only 4 values are issued, no’s 1026-1028 & 1031
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No 1035. 10z (always from block 41), size 34 x 41 mm
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Block 41 perforated Block 41 imperforated
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Proof of Block 41
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No 1034A/H 8 x 2,50 (always taken from block 41A)
No 1034A, 2,50z, Running
No 1034B, 2,50, Equestrian (+vignette)
No 1034C, 2,50z, Soccer
No 1034D, 2,50z, Estafette (+ vignette)
No 1034E, 2,50z, Hurdles
No 1034, 2,50z, Shooting (+ vignette)
No 1035, 2,50z, High jump
No 1036, 2,50, Wrestling (+ vignette)
No 1037, 2,50, Boxing
Note that the numbers of the block 41A: 2 (estafette), 4 (equestrian), 5 (shooting) & 7 (wrestling) can be found with vignette.
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Without vignette
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Block 41A Perforated 8 x 2,50z + vignette
Circulation: 95 examples according to Mr. Pierre Schittecatte from Rodan.
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Block 41A Imperforated 8 x 2,50z + vignette
Note: this was sold as unique at auction in 2004, but they were printed on a sheet with 6 or 8 of these blocks.
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Proof of the imperforated block
Printed in a sheet of 6 or 8.
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