Figure Skating - 42 cents 1992 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 3 000 000
- Issue date: February 7, 1992
- Printer: Ashton-Potter Limited
- Perforation: 12.5 x 13
- Scott: #1400
Description
Canada Post honoured the 16th Olympic Winter Games in France, with a commemorative stamp booklet of 5 stamp designs. The stamps are being issued on February 7, 1992 - a day before the Games officially open in Albertville. Located in the Savoie Region in the heart of the French Alps, the Games will not only take place in Albertville, but in surrounding villages such as Tignes, Courchevel and the frequently visited Val d'Isère. The Savoie is situated in south-eastern France near the borders of Italy and Switzerland, strategically important for its passes through the western Alps. 5 separate sports have been chosen to represent Canada's participation in these Olympic Winter Games. Among the most popular and spectacular, these include alpine skiing, figure skating, ski jumping, hockey and bobsledding.
Figure skating is also a sport in which Canadians have literally leapt to perfection. A Canadian, Louis Rubenstein, won the unofficial world championship in St. Petersburg in 1890. Canadians fell in love with Barbara Ann Scott when she won the world's in 1947 and then repeated as the Olympic gold medalist in 1948. The 1st and only non-Europeans to win Olympic gold medals in pair skating were Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul at the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley.
Creators
Designed by Peter Adam
Designed by Katalin Kovats
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| CANADA - SCOTT 1400 - VFNH - WINTER OLYMPICS - FIGURE SKATING - 1992 | $1.00 | 2 d 14 h left |
Note
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).