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U.S. #2048-51
13¢ Los Angeles Olympics
13¢ Los Angeles Olympics
Issue Date: July 28, 1983
City: South Bend, IN
Quantity: 395,424,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
City: South Bend, IN
Quantity: 395,424,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
This series of four stamps celebrates the 23rd Olympiad, held in Los Angeles in 1984. They were issued to pay the 13¢ postcard rate. Although the Olympics took place in Los Angeles, the First Day of Issue ceremony was hold in South Bend, Indiana, on the campus of Notre Dame University. The ceremony was in conjunction with the Junior Olympics Games being held there.
1984 Summer Olympics
On July 28, 1984, the Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles, California.
By the late 1970s, few countries were interested in hosting Summer Olympics following the deaths of Israeli athletes at the 1972 games and the large financial debts of Montreal in 1976. By 1978, only Los Angeles and Tehran were interested, and Tehran withdrew their bid following policy changes in the country.
The games of the XXIII Olympiad officially opened on July 28, 1984, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Some 92,516 fans attended the ceremonies, which were formally opened by President Ronald Reagan. This was the first time a sitting US president opened an Olympic Games in person. Following the ringing of church bells and cannon fire, the games officially opened with a welcome demonstration. An 800-member marching band played and then a ballet performance honoring the American Old West followed that. The next presentation, called the Dixieland Jamboree, honored the South and included a performance of “When the Saints Go Marching In” by Etta James.
The next performance featured George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with accompaniment by 85 grand pianos. Then a big band orchestra played a number of popular songs including “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Steppin’ Out with My Baby,” the theme from Fame, and Michael’s Jackson’s “Beat It.” The performance ended with “America the Beautiful.”
This was followed by the parade of nations and a performance of John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” which later earned him a Grammy. After a series of speeches, the cauldron (the same one used in LA in 1932) was lit by a torch runner. The torch relay had begun in New York City, traveled through 33 states, across 9,320 miles, and involved 3,636 runners.
In all 6,829 athletes (5,263 men and 1,566 women) from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. A total of 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the games in response to America’s boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Even still, the number of participating nations was a record at the time. China participated in the Olympics for the first time since 1952.
U.S. #2048-51
13¢ Los Angeles Olympics
13¢ Los Angeles Olympics
Issue Date: July 28, 1983
City: South Bend, IN
Quantity: 395,424,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
City: South Bend, IN
Quantity: 395,424,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
This series of four stamps celebrates the 23rd Olympiad, held in Los Angeles in 1984. They were issued to pay the 13¢ postcard rate. Although the Olympics took place in Los Angeles, the First Day of Issue ceremony was hold in South Bend, Indiana, on the campus of Notre Dame University. The ceremony was in conjunction with the Junior Olympics Games being held there.
1984 Summer Olympics
On July 28, 1984, the Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles, California.
By the late 1970s, few countries were interested in hosting Summer Olympics following the deaths of Israeli athletes at the 1972 games and the large financial debts of Montreal in 1976. By 1978, only Los Angeles and Tehran were interested, and Tehran withdrew their bid following policy changes in the country.
The games of the XXIII Olympiad officially opened on July 28, 1984, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Some 92,516 fans attended the ceremonies, which were formally opened by President Ronald Reagan. This was the first time a sitting US president opened an Olympic Games in person. Following the ringing of church bells and cannon fire, the games officially opened with a welcome demonstration. An 800-member marching band played and then a ballet performance honoring the American Old West followed that. The next presentation, called the Dixieland Jamboree, honored the South and included a performance of “When the Saints Go Marching In” by Etta James.
The next performance featured George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with accompaniment by 85 grand pianos. Then a big band orchestra played a number of popular songs including “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Steppin’ Out with My Baby,” the theme from Fame, and Michael’s Jackson’s “Beat It.” The performance ended with “America the Beautiful.”
This was followed by the parade of nations and a performance of John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” which later earned him a Grammy. After a series of speeches, the cauldron (the same one used in LA in 1932) was lit by a torch runner. The torch relay had begun in New York City, traveled through 33 states, across 9,320 miles, and involved 3,636 runners.
In all 6,829 athletes (5,263 men and 1,566 women) from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. A total of 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the games in response to America’s boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Even still, the number of participating nations was a record at the time. China participated in the Olympics for the first time since 1952.