1984 Alpine Ski/Hockey
# 2068,70 FDC - 1984 Alpine Ski/Hockey
$2.95
1984 20¢ Alpine Skiing and
Hockey First Day Cover
Hockey First Day Cover
Issue Date:January 6, 1984
City: Lake Placid, New York
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10 ½ X 11
Color: Multicolored
The stamps on this Fleetwood first day cover are from a set of four stamps issued in honor of the athletes competing in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Designed by Robert Peak of Scottsdale, Arizona, the set showcases the most popular sports in the winter games.
The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the time. It was the first Winter Games – and the second Olympics – held in a Communist state.
Bill Johnson took the gold in alpine skiing to become the first America to win an Olympic downhill event.
1984 20¢ Alpine Skiing and
Hockey First Day Cover
Hockey First Day Cover
Issue Date:January 6, 1984
City: Lake Placid, New York
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10 ½ X 11
Color: Multicolored
The stamps on this Fleetwood first day cover are from a set of four stamps issued in honor of the athletes competing in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Designed by Robert Peak of Scottsdale, Arizona, the set showcases the most popular sports in the winter games.
The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the time. It was the first Winter Games – and the second Olympics – held in a Communist state.
Bill Johnson took the gold in alpine skiing to become the first America to win an Olympic downhill event.