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![]() | First day of issue: January 15, 1948 Occasion: 1948 Winter Olympics,1948,St. Moritz,Switzerland Width: 20 mm Height: 25 mm Perforation: Perforated 11.50 x 11.50 Printing method: Engraved Catalog number: Scott B172 Zumstein 27w. Michel 494 Location: Ice Hockey Volume CX Stamp ID = 3551 First stamp to show an ice hockey player. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Switzerland (1850-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 7,248,984 (1997 estimate). A land-locked federation in central Europe, situated between France, Germany, Austria and Italy. The country has three official languages: German, French and Italian.In addition from Wikepedia |