Guinea-Bissau | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: July 15, 2005 Width: 38 mm Height: 38 mm Perforation: Perforated 13.50 x 13.25 Location: Ice Hockey Volume LVI Stamp ID = 4913 This stamp was issued in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Why it included two hockey players and a motorcycle is a mystery. That is NOT a pulled perf on the left side of the stamp. There actually is a large cutout. See the souvenir sheet gun-20050715-w-001. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Guinea-Bissau (1974-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 1,178,584. Independent republic on the coast of Africa, bordered by Senegal and Guinea. |