Hungary stamps year 1996 Summer Olympic games Atlanta

Hungary stamps year 1996 Summer Olympic games Atlanta

The 1996 Summer Olympic Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, marking the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games. Some key details:

• The 1996 Olympics were the fourth Summer Olympics hosted in the United States, after Los Angeles (1932 and 1984) and Lake Placid (1980 Winter Games).
• The games were held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, with 10,318 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees participating in 271 events across 26 sports.
• The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued two commemorative stamp sets for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics:
  • A sheet of 20 stamps (Scott #3068) released in May 1996, depicting modern Olympic athletes.
  • A single stamp (Scott #3086) issued on the opening day of the games, featuring the ancient Greek statue “Discobolus” (Discus Thrower).
• These stamps were part of the USPS “Classic Collections” series, which featured Americana-themed subjects on semi-jumbo stamps with descriptive selvage and text.
• The 1996 Atlanta Olympics were a significant milestone, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games that were revived by Pierre de Coubertin in 1896.