Croatia year 2004 Winter Olympic Games stamps Sochi

Croatia year 2004 Winter Olympic Games stamps Sochi

In 2004, the major Olympic stamp issue from Croatia was for the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

• Event: Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004
• Date of Issue: August 11, 2004
• Theme/Motive: The stamp featured the Olympic Rings and a discus thrower.

There was no official Croatian stamp issue for the Winter Olympic Games in 2004, because the Winter Games were held in Salt Lake City in 2002 and the next ones were in Turin in 2006.

The Winter Olympic Games were held in Sochi, Russia in 2014.

Croatia did issue a commemorative stamp for this event:

• Event: XXII Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014
• Date of Issue: January 24, 2014
• Theme/Motive: Alpine Skiing (likely featuring the Croatian silver medalist Ivica Kostelić, who was a prominent figure at this time, or a stylized skier).
• 2004 was the year for the Summer Olympics (Athens) stamp.
• The Sochi Winter Olympics stamp was issued in 2014.