20th Summer Olympic GamesMunich, West Germany, 1972

Issued by Guinea on Aug. 26, 1972, this set of nine, mint, imperforate stamps commemorated and promoted the 20th Olympic Games, held in Munich, West Germany between Aug. 26 and Sept. 11, 1972. The attractive designs include reflective gold-colored ink that does not show very well in our scanned images. Depicted sports are the javelin, pole vault, hurdles, hammer throw, boxing, vaulting, running, gymnastics (rings), and cycling. Two of the stamps are airmail postage stamps. The retail value of the perforated set is $11.00 (2015 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 3); this imperforate set is less common and an excellent buy at $3.25

The actual size of each stamp is approximately 39mm x 36mm.

This set is currently one of our Special Offers; for a limited time, the price is 25% off our $3.25 list price.