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Biathlon

Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Winter Sports (Pre-olympic Issue)
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
: Has minor variants: 1
Themes:: Biathlon | Olympic Games | Sports | Winter Sports
Issued on:: 1997-02-10
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Chugrin | Alexander Kozyrev
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Harrow 12½
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 900 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 36,000
Score:: 90% Accuracy: Very Low
Description:: Stamps listed by Michel catalog notes that they are local issues and not valid for use on international mailing. The Abkhaz World website states they are postage stamps "legally valid for international mail" but as Abkhazia is not recognized by the Universal Postal Union, their use on international mail (sent via Russia) is simply tolerated by postal administrations and do not confer international legitimacy upon Abkhazia. Please see the illegal stamp categories for stamps that have been made by criminal counterfeit producers outside of Abkhazia that are determined to be illegally produced.

Exists imperforate.
Issued in sheet of 16 stamps (4 blocks of four) and in sheet of 8 stamps (2 blocks of four) + 8 labels.
Stamp number in Catalog of Republic of Abkhazia: 150
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Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Winter Sports (Pre-olympic Issue)
Catalog codes:: Mi:AB 134B
: Minor variant of #999793
Themes:: Biathlon | Olympic Games | Sports | Winter Sports
Issued on:: from colnect.com
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Chugrin
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Imperforate
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 900 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 800
Description:: Stamps listed by Michel catalog notes that they are local issues and not valid for use on international mailing. The Abkhaz World website states they are postage stamps "legally valid for international mail" but as Abkhazia is not recognized by the Universal Postal Union, their use on international mail (sent via Russia) is simply tolerated by postal administrations and do not confer international legitimacy upon Abkhazia. Please see the illegal stamp categories for stamps that have been made by criminal counterfeit producers outside of Abkhazia that are determined to be illegally produced.

Issued in sheet of 16 stamps (4 blocks of four) and in sheet of 8 stamps (2 blocks of four) + 8 labels.
Stamp number in Catalog of Republic of Abkhazia: 150
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Country:: Afghanistan
Series:: Winter Olympic Games 1984 - Sarajevo
Catalog codes:: Mi:AF 1323, Sn:AF 1057, Yt:AF 1147, Sg:AF 939
Themes:: Biathlon | Olympic Games | Winter Sports
Issued on:: VisitColnectCom
Size:: 40 x 28 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Commemorative
Perforation:: comb 12 x 12¼
Printing:: Offset lithography
Face value:: 18 ؋ - Afghan afghani
Score:: 24% Accuracy: Very High
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