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OLYMPIC GAMES 1988 STAMPS




LOT DETAILS
Colorfully illustrated souvenir folder of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics "Catching the Spirit" containing the 11 mint stamps issued by Canada Post to commemorate the occasion (still sealed in original plastic sleeve) together with a detailed narrative of the event and process of design for the issue, in original pristine condition: First Day cover from Paraguay, issued 13th February 1988, featuring 3 champion downhill Swiss skiers, Maria Walliser, Erica Hess, and Pirmin Zurbriggen with gold embossed Olympic rings and OLYMPEX CALGARY 1988, franked with official Paraguayan stamp as well as on envelope, in mint condition with protective plastic sleeve