The Olympic Starlight is a postage stamp of Cooper Blatin

QIANSHI 2021-08-02 |

Postage stamps of Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic movement In terms of both the contribution to the modern Olympic Movement and the number of Olympic stamps, the "stamps" should also be "stamped" by Pierre de Coubertin ·· de Coubertin (see "Olympic Starlight 001" for details). However, because there are many stamps printed with Coubertin patterns, I am afraid that it will not be good to "dry", so I dare to "dry" until now. Here, with the exception of Haiti, the first country to issue Coubertin stamps, and France, Coubertin's home country, the others are displayed in alphabetical order of the first English alphabet of the country and region names issued. Haiti On October 3, 1939, Haiti, an island nation located in Latin America---- issued a set of three commemorative stamps in order to raise funds for the construction of sports fields. The main picture of the stamp is Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, and the denominations are: 10 Haitian cents + 10 Haitian cents, 60 Haitian cents + 40 Haitian cents, 1.25 Haitian gourdes + 60 Haitian cents. This set of stamps not only became Coubertin's first stamp, but also the first of its kind to be stamped by an Olympic celebrity. On August 18, 1960, Haiti issued the "17th Rome Olympic Games Commemoration" The stamps featured two stamps of 50 haitian cents on the opening ceremony of the 16th Melbourne Olympic Games, the main stadium and the torch in the background. On September 9 of the same year, Haiti changed the value of the stamps to +25 Haitian cents and issued them again. France On November 24, 1956, Coubertin's homeland, the French Republic, issued a 3-franc "16th Melbourne Olympic Games and Modern Olympic Advocate Coubertin Remembrance" Stamp. On the left side of the stamp is a portrait of Coubertin, and on the right is an athlete raising his hand under the Olympic flag and taking an oath. In 1994, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee, France issued a commemorative stamp with a face value of 2.80 francs with the portrait of Coubertin in the background, the iconic building of the Coubertin College of Arts and Sciences. Antigua and Barbuda On 25 March 2008, Antigua and Barbuda, located in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, commemorated the 26th Beijing Olympic Games with a souvenir sheet consisting of four 1.40 EC$ stamps on the theme of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Coubertin was stamped with the first stamp in the upper left corner. Argentina On 15 May 1999, the Republic of Argentina, located in the south of South America, celebrated the "75th anniversary of the founding of the Argentina Olympic Committee" A commemorative stamp with a face value of 75 Argentina cents was issued, with a portrait of Coubertin and the Olympic rings as the main motif. The 125th International Olympiad was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 7 to 10, 2013. For this purpose, the postal authorities of Argentina issued a commemorative stamp. Coubertin's voice and smile appear in the upper left corner of this souvenir sheet with a face value of 5 Argentina pesos. Aruba On March 29, 1994, Aruba, an island nation in the Caribbean region off the coast of the Gulf of Venezuela in the north of Venezuela, a South American country, issued a set of two "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee" Postage stamps, including 90 Aruban cents stamps on Coubertin. Azerbaijan On December 15, 1994, the Republic of Azerbaijan, located in the southeastern part of the Transcaucasus in western Asia, issued a set of three "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee" The stamp, Coubertin's portrait appears on the 100 Azerbaijan manat stamp. Bangladesh On July 6, 2008, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a South Asian country located north of the Bay of Bengal, issued a commemorative stamp in commemoration of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games. Coubertin's portrait is printed on this 20 taka stamp in the upper left corner. Belize On 14 September 1981, Belize, Central America, released a "History of the Olympic Movement" Commemorative stamps, this set of stamps consists of 6 single stamps and 1 souvenir sheet. Coubertin's portrait appears on a single ticket with a face value of 3 Belize dollars and a souvenir sheet with a face value of 5 Belize dollars. Benin On June 20, 1996, the Republic of Benin, located in south-central West Africa, issued a commemorative stamp of the Quartet Company to commemorate the "100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games". The top two 50 CFA franc stamps of the quad show Olympic gold medals and women's hurdlers, and the lower two 75 CFA franc stamps show maps of Coubertin and United States. As early as September 2, 1967, the national postal authority of Dahomey (Benin) at that time was called "1968 Grenoble 10th Olympic Winter Games" A set of three commemorative stamps was issued, with Coubertin's head appearing on a 100 CFA franc stamp. Bhutan On 18 September 2000, the Kingdom of Bhutan, located inland on the southern slope of the eastern Himalayas between China and India, issued a "Welcome to the New Millennium: 100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" Souvenir commemorative stamps. The portrait of Coubertin appears on a stamp with a face value of 25 Nurtrum in the upper left corner. Bolivia On 25 August 1988, the landlocked Plurinational Bolivia of South America issued a 2.80 Bolivia souvenir sheet for the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul (now Seoul), with Coubertin's portrait appearing at the top right of the souvenir sheet. Bosnia and Herzegovina On May 25, 1996, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the former central Yugoslavia between the republics of Croatia and Serbia), issued a "Memorial of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta" Quadripartite stamps. Coubertin's portrait appears in the upper left corner of the quadrangle on a 120 Bosnian dinar stamp. Botswana On July 19, 1996, the Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country located in southern Africa, issued a set of four "100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" Stamp. The portrait of Coubertin appears on a stamp with a face value of 50 Botswana cents. Bulgaria The Republic of Bulgaria, located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, issued two stamps dedicated to Coubertin: the first was issued on November 17, 1994 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee (face value 3 leva); The second was the "26th Atlanta Olympic Games and Olympic '96 World Sports Stamp Exhibition" issued on July 4, 1996 Souvenir sheet (face value 15 leva). Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, a landlocked country located in the upper reaches of the Volta River in West Africa, has also issued two Coubertin stamps: the first is a set of 6 stamps "1988 24th Seoul Olympic Games" stamps with a face value of 350 CFA francs, pre-issued on August 31, 1987; The second was the "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee", issued on 10 October 1994 Commemorative (face value 320 CFA francs). Central Africa The Central African Republic, a landlocked country in the middle of the African continent, has issued four Coubertin stamps: the first is a souvenir sheet with a face value of 600 CFA francs in the commemorative stamp "Lausanne Olympic '85 International Sports Stamp Exhibition" issued on 13 April 1985; The second is this 90 CFA franc stamp from the commemorative set "100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" issued on 12 July 1993; The third is a souvenir sheet with a face value of 675 CFA francs in the commemorative package "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee" issued on 25 October 1994; The fourth was the "1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics" released on June 20, 1996 A souvenir sheet with a face value of 2,000 CFA francs in the commemorative package. Congo (Brazzaville) On November 4, 1987, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) (synonymous with the Republic of the Congo) in west-central Africa issued a special set of "Coubertin, the communicator of the modern Olympic movement" Commemorative stamps. This set of four individual stamps with denominations of 75, 120, 350 and 600 CFCA francs each bears a portrait of Coubertin. Cook Islands On June 26, 1972, the Cook Islands in the South Pacific issued a set of commemorative stamps for the "20th Modern Olympic Games in Munich", in which Coubertin's portrait appeared on a souvenir sheet with a face value of 50+5 Cook Islands cents. In addition, the Cook Islands of Aitutaki has issued two commemorative stamps bearing the portrait of Coubertin: one is a single stamp with a face value of 2 Cook Islands dollars in the commemorative package "100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" issued on 11 July 1996; The other is "Cook Islands Celebrates the 27th Olympic Games", issued on 14 December 2000 On a souvenir sheet of 2.75 Cook Islands dollars in the commemorative package. Côte d'Ivoire In 2012, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa issued a souvenir sheet of two 1,000 CFA franc stamps bearing Coubertin's portrait to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the death of Baron de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games. In 2013, a fine souvenir sheet with a face value of 2,500 CFA francs was issued. Cuba On 23 June 1984, the Republic of Cuba, an archipelagic nation located in the northern Caribbean of the Americas, commemorated the "90th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee" A stamp of 30 Cuban cents was issued, with a portrait of Coubertin as the main picture. Djibouti On July 16, 1987, the Republic of Djibouti, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa, launched the "1988 Seoul Olympic Games and Calgary Winter Olympic Games" For the commemorative stamp, a portrait of Coubertin was printed on this stamp with a face value of 85 Djiboutian francs. El Salvador On July 20, 1984, the Republic of El Salvador, located in northern Central America, issued a set of six single tickets for the "23rd Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984" For the commemorative stamp, Coubertin's portrait appears on this stamp with a face value of 1 El Salvador colone. Gabon On August 29, 1987, the Republic of Gabon, located on the west coast of central Africa, issued a commemorative stamp dedicated to Coubertin, entitled "Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games". The face value of the stamp is 200 CFA francs Germany The Federal Republic of Germany in Central Europe has issued three Coubertin stamps: on January 2, 1963, the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) issued a set of two commemorative stamps "The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Baron Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement", and Coubertin's portrait is printed on this 20-pfennig stamp; On June 6, 1969, the GDR Post issued a set of two commemorative stamps "75th Anniversary of the Revival of the Olympic Games", with Coubertin's portrait appearing on the 10 Fennig stamps. On June 6, 1968, the then Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) issued a set of five "Olympic Games in Mexico" A commemorative stamp featuring a portrait of Coubertin on one of the 30 pfennigs. Ghana On May 2, 1995, the Republic of Ghana in West Africa issued a commemorative stamp "26th Olympic Games in Atlanta (Group I)", and a portrait of Coubertin appeared on this souvenir sheet with a face value of 1,200 Ghanaian venues. Greece On 10 April 1971, the Republic of Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Movement at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, issued a set of two commemorative stamps "75th anniversary of the restoration of the Olympic Games", with Coubertin's portrait and column appearing on stamps with a face value of 8 drachmas. Guatemala On 28 January 1986, the Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country located in the south of the North American continent, issued a set of two commemorative stamps "90th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee", on which a portrait of Coubertin was printed with a face value of 0.08 quetzales. Guinea The Republic of Guinea, located on the west coast of West Africa, has issued two Coubertin stamps: on January 17, 1987, when the Guinean postal authorities issued the commemorative stamps "24th Seoul Olympic Games (Group I)", Coubertin's portrait appeared on this 500 Guinean franc souvenir sheet; In 1988, a set of four commemorative stamps entitled "Coubertin, Founder of the International Olympic Committee" was issued, with denominations of 50, 100, 150 and 500 Guinean francs. Hungary Hungary, a landlocked country in central Europe, issued three Coubertin stamps: in 1963, a stamp with a face value of 60 forints was issued to commemorate the "100th anniversary of the birth of Coubertin, the advocate of the modern Olympic movement"; On June 16, 1994, when the Hungary postal authorities issued a set of four stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee, Coubertin's portrait appeared on the 35 forint stamp; On June 12, 1995, when Hungary issued a set of three commemorative stamps for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hungary Olympic Committee, Coubertin's portrait was printed on this HUF 22 stamp. Italy On June 23, 1994, the Republic of Italy, located in southern Europe, issued a stamp with a face value of 850 lira to commemorate the "100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee". North Korea Coubertin's portrait has also appeared twice on the stamps of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula: the first time on the side paper of the 50 Korean cents souvenir sheet of the "Olympic Games and Medal Winners" set issued on June 16, 1978; The second appearance appeared on a set of 4 commemorative stamps "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee" issued on May 2, 1994 with a face value of 20 Korean cents. In 2014, when North Korea issued a commemorative stamp for the 120th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee, Coubertin's portrait appeared for the third time. Korea On September 16, 1988, when the Republic of Korea, located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia, issued the commemorative stamp "24th Seoul Olympic Games (Group 12)" on the occasion of hosting the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, Coubertin appeared on the single ticket and souvenir sheet with a face value of 80 won as an advocate of the modern Olympic Games. Kyrgyzstan On 28 August 2002, the Kyrgyz Republic, a landlocked Turkic-speaking country located in Central Asia, issued a set of commemorative stamps entitled "History of Summer Olympic Stamps". This set of stamps consists of 4 souvenir sheets, each of which in turn consists of 6 mediums of different denominations. The image of Coubertin appears on the bridge ticket in the center of each souvenir sheet. Laos On March 15, 1994, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the only landlocked country on the Indochina Peninsula, issued a set of three commemorative stamps entitled "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee". Coubertin's portrait was printed on a postage stamp with a face value of 1,000 kip in Laos. Madagascar In 2012, the Republic of Madagascar, an African island nation located in the western India Ocean, issued a souvenir sheet with a portrait of Coubertin with a face value of 8,000 ariaries to commemorate the "75th anniversary of the death of Baron de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games". Mali The Republic of Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa, is probably by far the country with the largest number of Coubertin stamps issued. On February 14, 1988, when the Mali Post issued a commemorative stamp "The 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Baron de Coubertin and the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul", Coubertin's portrait appeared for the first time on this 240 CFA franc stamp; On 23 June 1994, Mali issued a set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee. This set of stamps consists of 4 single stamps with denominations of 225, 240, 300 and 500 CFA francs and 1 souvenir sheet with a denomination of 600 CFA francs. In 2009, Mali issued a set of 1,800 CFA franc commemorative souvenir sheets entitled "Baron de Coubertin, Founder of the Modern Olympic Movement". Micronesia On 1 November 2004, the Federated States of Micronesia, one of the three major island groups in the Pacific, issued a set of four commemorative stamps entitled "From Athens to Athens (1896-2004)", in which a portrait of Coubertin appeared on the 80-cent stamp. On August 29, 1994, the Republic of Moldova, a landlocked country located in the northern part of South-Eastern Europe, issued a set of two commemorative stamps entitled "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee". The portrait of Coubertin was printed on a stamp with a face value of 0.60 Moldovan leu. Monaco A city-state in Europe Principality of Monaco three commemorative stamps were issued in the honour of Coubertin: the first on 12 December 1963 for the "100th anniversary of the birth of Baron de Coubertin, the organizer of the modern Olympic Games" (face value of 1.00 Monegasque francs) and the second on 20 October 1992 for the "100th anniversary of Baron de Coubertin's call for the holding of the modern Olympic Games" (face value 10.00 Monegasque francs) and the third is the "150th Anniversary of the Baron de Coubertin" (face value 2.55 euros), issued on 2 January 2013. Nicaragua The Republic of Nicaragua, located in Central America, also issued three commemorative stamps for Coubertin: the first is a beautiful gilt souvenir sheet with a face value of 20 gold cordoba in the set of "21st Olympic Games in Montreal" issued on August 15, 1975; The second and third are two souvenir sheets with a face value of 20 gold cordobas in the package issued on December 1, 1995 for the 26th Olympic Games in Atlanta. Niger The Republic of Niger, located in west-central Africa, has issued seven stamps bearing Coubertin's head: a 250 CFA franc stamp in the "18th Tokyo Olympic Games" set dated October 10, 1964; A set of 3 commemorative stamps "75th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" issued on 10 June 1971 with a face value of 50 CFA francs; What's more, the set of five commemorative stamps of the 24th Seoul Olympic Games issued on June 22, 1988 each featured Coubertin's head. Pakistan On 3 August 1996, the Islamic Republic of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in South Asia issued a set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 26th Atlanta Olympic Games and the modern Olympic Games. This set of stamps consists of four single stamps and a souvenir sheet, and a portrait of Coubertin appears on this 5 Pakistani rupee stamp. Palau On July 20, 1994, the Pacific island nation of Palau issued a set of commemorative stamps "100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee · the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, Baron de Coubertin· Palau pays tribute to the athletes of the 17th Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games". This set of stamps consists of one single stamp with a face value of 29 cents and six souvenir sheets with a face value of $1, all of which feature a portrait of Coubertin. Paraguay The Republic of Paraguay, a landlocked country located in central South America, has issued stamps bearing Coubertin's portrait five times: the first is the commemorative stamp "100th Anniversary of the Birth of Baron de Coubertin, International Sports Cooperation Organization and Founder of the Modern Olympic Movement" issued on December 12, 1963, in which Coubertin's portrait appears on five stamps with denominations of 0.15, 0.25, 0.30, 0.40 and 0.50 guarani and two souvenir sheets with a face value of 36 guarani; The second was on 29 March 1972 when the commemorative stamp "History of the Modern Olympic Games" was issued, in which Coubertin's portrait appeared on a souvenir sheet with a face value of 20.00 guaraní, and the third was on a stamp with a value of 1 guaraní in the commemorative stamp "History of the Olympic Games" issued on 7 June 1977; The fourth appeared on the souvenir sheet with a face value of 5.25 guarani in the commemorative stamps "13th Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid 1980" issued on 24 February 1981 and on the 60 guaraní stamps in a set of five commemorative stamps "25th Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona" issued on 4 January 1990. Romania On 24 March 2004, the postal authorities of Romania, the largest country in South-Eastern Europe, issued a commemorative souvenir sheet "90th Anniversary of the Romania Olympic Committee", in which Coubertin's portrait was printed on the 16,000 Romanian leu stamp on the left of the souvenir sheet. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines On 17 June 2004, the island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, located in the southern part of the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean, issued a set of four commemorative stamps "From Athens to Athens (1896-2004)", on which a portrait of Coubertin appeared on the 70 Eastern Caribbean cents. San Marino On May 19, 1959, the Republic of San Marino, located in southern Europe and one of the smallest countries in the world, issued a set of commemorative stamps "Leading Figures of the Olympic Movement". This set consists of seven individual stamps, with Coubertin's portrait appearing on two stamps with a face value of 21 lira and 120 lira. Senegal The Republic of Senegal, located at the westernmost point of the West African protrusion, has issued three Coubertin stamps: a 400 CFA franc souvenir sheet in the commemorative stamp "21st Montreal Olympic Games (Group I)" issued on 11 September 1976 and a gold foil embossed sheetlet with a face value of 1,500 CFA francs in the commemorative stamp "21st Montreal Olympic Games (Group II)"; The commemorative stamps "100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee" issued on 4 November 1994 included three stamps with denominations of 175, 215 and 275 CFA francs. Tajikistan On July 12, 1996, the Republic of Tajikistan, the smallest of the Central Asian countries, issued a commemorative stamp of the 26th Olympic Games in Atlanta, and a portrait of Coubertin appeared on the stamp with a face value of 200 Tajik somoni. Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand, located in the middle of the Indochina Peninsula, appeared on the 2 baht stamp when the stamp "100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games" was issued. Togo In October 1994, when the Republic of Togo, one of the West African countries, issued a commemorative stamp for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee, Coubertin's portrait appeared on the first and second stamps from the left, from the left, and on the 900 CFA franc souvenir sheet. Turkey On July 20, 1967, the Republic of Turkey, a country straddling Europe and Asia, issued a set of two commemorative stamps for the "Turkey's First International Sports Stamp Exhibition", and a portrait of Coubertin appeared on the 60 Turkey Kulu stamp. U.A.E. On 13 June 1970, the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, issued a set of four commemorative stamps entitled "Modern Olympic Games", of which this one was a stamp with a portrait of Coubertin with a face value of 25 dirhams; The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has issued Coubertin stamps with a face value of 3 dirhams. Jersey On 8 June 1996, Jersey, a Crown Dependency of United Kingdom 20 kilometres off the coast of Normandy, issued a set of stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games, and Coubertin's portrait appeared on the £1 souvenir sheet. Uruguay On May 16, 1975, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, located in southeastern South America, issued the commemorative stamps "21st Montreal Summer Olympic Games and 12th Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games", and Coubertin's portrait appeared in the upper right corner of this souvenir sheet. Viet Nam On November 4, 1994, when the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee, Coubertin's portrait appeared on the stamp with a face value of 6,000 Viet Nam. Yemen In 1971, when the Republic of Yemen, then located at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula (North Yemen), issued a commemorative stamp, Coubertin's portrait appeared on this stamp with a face value of 1/4 Yemen riyal. On December 14, 2013, Coubertin's portrait appeared in the second set of 5 stamps issued by Russia Post, "Sochi 22nd Winter Olympics - Legends of Sport souvenir sheet in the lower left stamp.