Bulgaria year 1976 Olympic Games Innsbruck stamp

Bulgaria year 1976 Olympic Games Innsbruck stamp Mint never hinged

Bulgaria issued postage stamps in 1976 commemorating the XII Winter Olympic Games held in Innsbruck, Austria. These are classic collectible stamps that were part of a special Olympic series released by Bulgarian Posts that year.

📮 Key Details about the 1976 Bulgarian Olympic Stamps

• Country: Bulgaria
• Year of Issue: 1976
• Occasion: XII Winter Olympic Games – Innsbruck
• Theme: Winter sports scenes (e.g., ski jumping, cross-country skiing, ice sports) related to the Innsbruck Olympics held in Austria.
• Stamp Series: There were several stamps released as part of the 1976 Olympic Games – Innsbruck issue; e.g.:
  • A 3 (unit) value stamp depicting winter sports imagery.
  • A 2 (unit) value stamp featuring cross-country skiing motifs.
• These stamps were used for regular postage and are popular with both Olympic memorabilia collectors and philatelists (stamp collectors).

🧾 Collecting Notes

• Catalog numbers for this series (in Michel/Scott/Yvert catalogs) vary; often Bulgarian issues from this period are listed with numbers such as 2463–2468 plus souvenir blocks.
• You might also find souvenir sheets from 1976 that combine both Montreal (Summer Olympic) and Innsbruck (Winter Olympic) themes in Bulgarian issues.