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Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: August 20, 1980 Occasion: 1980 Winter Olympics,1980,Lake Placid,United States Width: 31 mm Height: 46 mm Perforation: Imperforate Printing method: Lithographed Location: Ice Hockey Volume V Stamp ID = 120 Stamp names the winner of the 1980 ice hockey gold medal: USA. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Belize (1973-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 224,663. An independent republic in central America. Belize was formerly the British colony of British Honduras. The name "Belize" was adopted in 1973. Belize became independent on Sept. 20, 1981. |