Micronesia | |
![]() Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: July 15, 2002 Occasion: 2002 Winter Olympics,2002,Salt Lake City,United States Width: 82 mm Height: 113 mm Perforation: Perforated 14.00 x 14.00 Catalog number: Scott 503a Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXVII Stamp ID = 3017 This souvenir sheet is identical tomic-20020318-w-001 except for: 1. The design of the Olympic Rings. 2. The lack of a white border around the sheet 3. The size of the sheet is 82 mm x 113 mm instead of 88 mm x 118 mm From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Micronesia (1984-) The islands were proclaimed the Federated States of Micronesia and began issuing stamps in July 1984. Mail continues to be handled by the U.S. Postal Service. Micronesia became fully independent in 1991. |