1980 Stamps Celebrate Monkey Year and Olympic Cancellations
The Republic of China on Taiwan issues two New Year stamps featuring a wild monkey, plus a Sir Rowland Hill tribute. The U.S. Postal Service launches nine pictorial cancellations for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid with eight stations opening Feb 13 and a Sarajevo 84 station for the closing. International Stamp Collectors Society offers nine commemorative covers with related cancellations for $14.95.
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Olympic Village
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
USPS
P.O
Collectors Society
Olympic Area
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