Mozambique year 2002 Olympic Games Salt lake city stamps

Mozambique 2002 Olympic Games Salt lake city stamps MNH **

The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It was the 19th edition of the Winter Olympic Games and marked the second time the United States hosted the Winter Olympics (the first being in Lake Placid in 1932). The Salt Lake City Olympics featured a wide range of winter sports including skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, ice hockey, bobsleigh, and many others. These games were notable for their successful organization, although there were some controversies surrounding the bidding process and allegations of bribery. Despite these issues, the Salt Lake City Olympics are remembered for their impressive venues, competitive events, and the spirit of sportsmanship that characterized the games.

Here are some details about the stamps issued by the United States Postal Service for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah:

• On January 12, 2002, the USPS released the Salt Lake 2002 stamp pane featuring 20 different 34-cent stamps depicting athletes in various winter sports.
• The sports featured on the stamps included skiing, skating, hockey, curling, bobsledding, luge, biathlon and snowboarding.
• The pane was designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona with each stamp illustration rendered by different artists.
• Some of the athletes featured were Picabo Street (skiing), Eric Heiden (speed skating), Mike Richter (hockey) and Vonetta Flowers (bobsled).
• On February 8, 2002, the USPS issued a single 60-cent Olympic Commemorative stamp. This featured a graphic design of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic logo with stylized flames and a snowflake.
• The Olympic Commemorative stamp was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC.
• In total, the USPS printed around 92 million of the 20-stamp Olympic sport panes and over 105 million of the single Olympic Commemorative stamps.
• Regional stamp printing facilities across the U.S. printed these stamps with location codes or insignias on select stamps for collectors.

So through this stamp pane and commemorative issue, the USPS paid tribute to both the various winter sport athletes and the overall Olympic spirit surrounding the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.