Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
Click here for higher resolution image Click here to see FDC's | First day of issue: December 31, 1995 Width: 37 mm Height: 23 mm Perforation: Perforated 11.75 x 11.50 Catalog number: Michel 43 Scott 238 Location: Ice Hockey Volume VI Stamp ID = 131 Zetra was the name of the ice skating arena built for the 1984 Winter Olympics. The stadium was used for ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating. It was almost destroyed in 1992 during the Bosnian war. It was rebuilt in 1997 and renamed Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Bosnia and Herzegovina (1879-1918, 1992-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 2,607,734. Located in southwestern Yugoslavia, the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina were long ruled by their various neighbors. . . . In 1991 the Bosnia and Herzegovina parliament declared the states sovereign and in early 1992 declared independence from Yugoslavia. |