San Marino | |
Click here for higher resolution image Click here to see FDC's | First day of issue: December 10, 1956 Width: 34 mm Height: 27 mm Perforation: Perforated 14.00 x 14.00 Catalog number: Scott C96 Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXVII Stamp ID = 3294 This is san-19551215-s-002 with the Olympic Rings logo overprinted with a picture of an airplane and Posta Aerea From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. San Marino (1877-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 24,714 (1997 estimate). A tiny independent republic in central Italy. Surrounded on all sides by Italy, San Marino has maintained its independence since the 4th century A.D. It is the world's smallest republic and claims to be Europe's oldest state. Postage stamps and tourism are the country's major industries. |