1976 13c Olympic Games: Running

U.S. #1697

1976 13¢ Running
Olympic Games

Issue Date: July 16, 1976

City: Lake Placid, NY

Quantity: 46,928,750

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

U.S. #1697 is part of a block of four stamps commemorating the 12th Winter Olympic Games at Innsbruck, Austria, and the 21st Olympiad held in Montreal, Canada.

Interestingly, of the four sports represented, only running dates back to the original Greek Olympic Games.