15c Ski Jump single

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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

Date

February 1, 1980

Object number

2008.2007.254

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Cold War (1945-1990)

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85e7e6193-3d76-444f-b97c-63094b1c880f

Record ID

npm_2008.2007.254