Sierra Leone | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: 2011 Occasion: 2014 Winter Olympics,2014,Sochi,Russia Width: 44 mm Height: 30 mm Perforation: Imperforate Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXVIII Stamp ID = 3323 Stamp shows Alex Ovechkin, a player for the Washington Capitals. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Sierra Leone (1859-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 4,891,546 (1997 estimate). A republic in west Africa. The coastal area was occupied by Great Britain after 1791, the hinterland coming under British protection in 1896. |