San Marino | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: January 16, 2002 Occasion: 2002 Winter Olympics,2002,Salt Lake City,United States Width: 60 mm Height: 80 mm Perforation: Perforated 13.25 x 13.00 Catalog number: Scott 1531 Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXVII Stamp ID = 3296 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. |