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Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: 2015 Width: 68 mm Height: 68 mm Perforation: Perforated 13.50 x 13.25 Location: Ice Hockey Volume V Stamp ID = 4713 Stamp shows American ice hockey player Brock Nelson. The player is shown in the uniform of the 2016 Winter Olympic American ice hockey team. Souvenir sheet shows Brock Nelson From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Benin (1892-99, 1976-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 5,902,178. The coastal area of Dahomey, on the Gulf of Guinea, Benin was occupied by the French in the 19th century. Separate stamps were issued from 1892. In 1895, the area was grouped with recently conquered inland territories to form the French colony of Dahomey. In November 1975, Dahomey changed its name to the People's Republic of Benin. |