Guinea-Bissau | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: July 15, 2005 Width: 142 mm Height: 107 mm Perforation: Imperforate Location: Ice Hockey Volume LVI Stamp ID = 6794 This souvenir sheet was issued in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. PEQUIM is Portugese for Beijing. Guinea-Bissau was a Portugese colony and Portugese is still the official langue. Why it included two hockey players and a motorcycle is a mystery. 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. |