Stamps by Countries

It is sometimes difficult to decide whether a stamp is an official issue and thus valid for postage, especially in African and Asian countries. If a stamp is listed in the world-wide accepted and well-known stamp catalogues Michel (MI, Germany), Scott (SC, USA), Stanley-Gibbons (SG, United Kingdom) or Yvert & Tellier (YV, France) it is a real postage stamp for sure. Often these catalogues publish new issues from exotic countries only many years after their issue date.

If it is doubtful whether a stamp is an official issue or not that particular stamp remains listed in the category "Stamps" unless its unauthorized status is proven.

Stamp GEQ unauthorized & undated issue depicting Miroslava Knapkova (CZE), W1X Olympic champion OG London 2012

W1X gold medal WRC Bled 2011

W1X gold medal OG London 2012

W1X gold medal ERC 2011, 2013, 2014 & 2015
Stamp GEQ unauthorized & undated issue depicting Rasmus Quist & Mads Rasmussen (DEN), LM2X gold medal winners at OG London 2012
Stamp GEQ unauthorized & undated issue depicting Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter (GBR), LM2X gold medal winners at OG Beijing 2008
Stamp GER 1936 Aug. 1st - OG Berlin

MI 631

MI SS 6

SC B 92
Stamp GER 1936 May 9th OG Berlin

        MI 615

        SC B88

        SG 612

        YV 571
Stamp GER 1960 - b&w photo of unissued design
Stamp GER 1960 - b&w photo of unissued design
Stamp GER 1976 Apr. 6th - "Youth training for the Olympics"

       MI 883

       SC B527

       SG 1776

       YV 732

sculler sitting too far away from his stretcher

Stamp GER 1976 Apr. 6th - OG Montreal - depicting the GDR M4+ silver medal winner crew at OG Munich 1972 without cox

MI 889

SC B533

YV 738

stamp geq 1976 march 5th og montreal 1976 4 race copy of original photo 1

MI SS 12

SG MS 1781

YV BF 11

Dietrich Zander (stroke), Rolf Jobst,

Reinhard Gust, Eckhard Martens (bow),

cox Klaus-Dieter Ludwig

On the photo only a small part of

the coxwain's head is visible behind the

bowman - on the stamp the drawing shows

no cox at all giving the impression

of a M4- crew

Stamp GER 1981 Apr. 10th - °For the Sport°-issue (WRC Munich 1981)

        MI 1094

        SC B587

        SG 1958

        YV 926
Stamp GER 1981 booklet Deutsche Sporthilfe
Stamp GER 1992 Febr. 6th - OG Barcelona

        MI 1593

        SC B725

        SG 2439

        YV 1420
Stamp GER 1992 Febr. 6th - OG Barcelona booklet Deutsche Sporthilfe (= sport promotion)
Stamp GER 1998 Febr. 5th - WRC Cologne

        MI 1970

        SC B829

        SG 2832

        YV 1802
Stamp GER 1998 Febr. 5th - WRC Cologne booklet Deutsche Sporthilfe
Stamp GER 2004 Dec. 17th DEBEX - Kathrin Boron & Kerstin El-Qalqili (sponsor Deutscher Herold) - W4X gold medal winners OG Athens 2004 - MS
Stamp GER 2004 Dec. 17th DEBEX - Kathrin Boron & Kerstin El-Qalqili (sponsor Deutscher Herold), W4X gold medal winners at OG Athens 2004
Stamp GER 2005 March DEBEX - W4X gold medal crew OG Athens 2004 Kerstin El-Qalqili, Manuela Lutze, Meike Evers, Karin Boron (sponsor Allianz)
Stamp GER 2005 March DEBEX - W4X gold medal winners OG Athens 2004 Kerstin El-Qalqili & Kathrin Boron (sponsor Allianz) - MS
Stamp GER 2008 June 30th MZZ Briefdienst Halle - Andreas Hajek, M4X gold medal winner at OG Barcelona 1992 + OG Atlanta 1996 (5000 issued)

MZZ Briefdienst = local mail service

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